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Which mountain, the highest peak in Africa, has seen its ice cap shrink from roughly 12 square kilometers in 1912 to about 1 square kilometer in recent surveys?
Answer
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is Africa's highest peak and its summit glaciers have retreated dramatically over the past century due to reduced snowfall and rising temperatures.
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Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro loses its ice cap so rapidly that glaciers covering 12 square kilometers in 1912 now cover barely one square kilometer.
Other options people guess
- Mount Elbrus
- Aconcagua
- Denali
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