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[[File:15099282-Full2.jpg|thumb|right| | [[File:15099282-Full2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mount Kilimanjaro viewed from the banks of a river on the southern slopes.]] | ||
'''Mount Kilimanjaro''' is a stratovolcano located in [[Tanzania]], near the border of [[Kenya]] in the [[East African Protectorate]]. One of the [[Earth]]'s most famous mountains, it is the tallest mountain in the [[Africa]]n continent, and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, at approximately 5,895 meters (19,341 feet). Its name translates roughly from [[Swahili]] into "White Hill." | '''Mount Kilimanjaro''' is a stratovolcano located in [[Tanzania]], near the border of [[Kenya]] in the [[East African Protectorate]]. One of the [[Earth]]'s most famous mountains, it is the tallest mountain in the [[Africa]]n continent, and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, at approximately 5,895 meters (19,341 feet). Its name translates roughly from [[Swahili]] into "White Hill." | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:LibrarianEarthCEA.jpg|thumb| | [[File:LibrarianEarthCEA.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Librarian at Mount Kilimanjaro, moments before her death as the Halo effect strikes Earth.]] | ||
During the final hours of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], [[the Librarian]] oversaw the construction, activation, and burial of the nearby [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[the Portal|portal]]. After destroying her [[Keyship]]s, she spent her last days near the mountain. She described Kilimanjaro as "a beautiful thing - a snowcapped sentinel".<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal 6]]''</ref> | During the final hours of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], [[the Librarian]] oversaw the construction, activation, and burial of the nearby [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[the Portal|portal]]. After destroying her [[Keyship]]s, she spent her last days near the mountain. She described Kilimanjaro as "a beautiful thing - a snowcapped sentinel".<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal 6]]''</ref> | ||
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On November 17, 2552, [[John-117]] crashed to Earth close to Kilimanjaro, with [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] assisting the Spartan in evading [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] occupiers and clearing much of the jungle near Kilimanjaro of the Covenant presence before being extracted.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> | On November 17, 2552, [[John-117]] crashed to Earth close to Kilimanjaro, with [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] assisting the Spartan in evading [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] occupiers and clearing much of the jungle near Kilimanjaro of the Covenant presence before being extracted.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The level ''[[Sierra 117]]'' of ''[[Halo 3]]'' is set in the jungles near Mount Kilimanjaro. | *The level ''[[Sierra 117]]'' of ''[[Halo 3]]'' is set in the jungles near Mount Kilimanjaro. | ||