Mount Kilimanjaro

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Mount Kilimanjaro viewed from the banks of a river on the southern slopes.

Mount Kilimanjaro is a mountain located in Tanzania, near the border of Kenya in the East African Protectorate. Its name translates roughly from Swahili into "White Hill."

The tallest peak was Kibo Summit, with Mawenzi and Shira being the second and third respectively. At the base of Mawenzi's eastern slope was a forest zone. Mawenzi was separated from Shira to the west and was closer to Kibo Summit.

History

The Librarian at Mount Kilimanjaro, moments before her death as the Halo effect strikes Earth.

Ancient history

Main article: Forerunner-Flood War

During the final hours of the Forerunner-Flood war, the Librarian oversaw the construction, activation, and burial of the nearby Ark portal. After destroying her Keyships, she spent her last days near the mountain. She described Kilimanjaro as "a beautiful thing - a snowcapped sentinel".

Rise of humanity

Over the course of the UNSC's history, it established bases along the slopes of Kilimanjaro to make use of the mountain's defensive opportunities.

In the 24th century, melted water from Kilimanjaro was collected by the Global Water Campaign's Mount Kilimanjaro Water Plant, processed and sent along the GWC Trans-African Pipelines along the Tsavo Highway for use across the rest of the African continent. By the 26th century this facility had fallen into disrepair and was overgrown in jungle after more than a century of neglect. One of GWC's installations, the A2 Hydroelectric Facility, was still operational by 2552.

Human-Covenant War

Main article: Recovery of John-117

On November 17, 2552, John-117 crashed to Earth near Kilimanjaro, with UNSC Marines assisting the Spartan in evading Covenant occupiers and clearing much of the jungle near Kilimanjaro of the Covenant presence before being extracted.

Postwar

In 2557, Ace of Spades would land on an outcrop just above the base of Mawenzi, with the crew spending a day hiking the mountain to a Forerunner facility hidden beneath Kilimanjaro in search of the Librarian. The crew discovered a platform with a Lifeworker pod containing a personality imprint of the Librarian. As the crew was surrounded by Spartans, Spark entered the hard light beam to speak to the Librarian, who helped Spark to realize that the Ace of Spades crew were the friends that he had been looking so long for. The Librarian's imprint departed for the Absolute Record with her pod launching into space, something that was witnessed by several hundred people. The Ace of Spades crew were able to use a translocation pad to escape the mountain and return to their ship while ONI gained control of the facility.

After meeting Lieutenant Commander Amalea Petrov, who had been stranded on Netherop for thirty-three years, Thel 'Vadam mentioned his visit to Earth and how extraordinarily beautiful he found Mount Kilimanjaro to be as proof that Thel had been to humanity's homeworld. Thel suggested that Petrov should take her people to see it first thing when they reached Earth.

Trivia

• The level Sierra 117 of Halo 3 is set in the jungles near Mount Kilimanjaro.
• If a player gets 7 (five in Halo: Combat Evolved) kills within 4 seconds of each other, they get the medal Killimanjaro. The medal has existed since Halo: Combat Evolved, but few have legitimately earned it in regular multiplayer - it is considerably easier to get in Firefight. In similar vein, Halo: Reach also introduced Skullamanjaro, a legendary Headhunter medal obtained by winning a game by returning 10 skulls at once.

Gallery

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  Halo 3-era concept art of John-117 with a Pelican and Mount Kilimanjaro in the background.

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  More concept art of Mount Kilimanjaro for Halo 3.

List of appearances

• Halo 3 (First appearance)
• Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
  • Terminals
• Halo: Renegades
• Halo: Point of Light (Mentioned only)
• Halo: Outcasts (Mentioned only)