Mount Kilimanjaro
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"On returning from an attempted ascent of the great African mountain, Kilimanjaro, which is believed by the neighboring tribes to be tenanted by dangerous demons, Mr. New and his party, as soon as they reached the borders of the inhabited country, were disenchanted by the inhabitants, being sprinkled with ‘a professionally prepared liquor, supposed to possess the potency of neutralizing evil influences, and removing the spell of wicked spirits.'"—Charles New, Life, Wanderings, and Labours in Eastern Africa, p. 432. Cp. ib. pp. 400, 402. For the demons on Mt. Kilimanjaro, see also Krapf, Travels, Researches etc. in Eastern Africa, p. 192. cited in The Golden Bough |
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Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano located in Tanzania.
It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world.
It is the highest volcano in Africa and the Eastern Hemisphere.
