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	Mount Kenya
		Kenya was claimed as a British protectorate in 1895, and the effect on Kikuyu culture was immense.
		Mount Kenya is vital to the livelihood of the local populations who revere it.
		Mount Kenya also plays a critical large-scale role: it serves as a water catchment reservoir for nearly one third of Kenya’s population and feeds the country’s largest river, which in turn supports hydro-electric plants that provide more than 50 percent of the country’s electricity.
	www.sacredland.org /world_sites_pages/MtKenya.html (1526 words)

	Mount Kenya - Africa - Safari, Wildlife, Climbs
		In fact, Mount Kenya consists of three principal zones: the rocky peak area, which is actually an eroded volcanic plug, with its mantle of glaciers and snowfields; the alpine zone with its distinctive giant vegetation; and the vast gentle lower slopes drenched in mountain forest and bamboo jungle.
		The Maasai hold Mount Kenya sacred because they believe this is where the first Maasai couple descended with their cattle; the number of cattle is a symbol of wealth to the Maasai.
		Mount Kenya was formed from the explosive lava flow and the rapid cooling-heating process that followed, which accumulated the debris over a period of time.
	www.africanmeccasafaris.com /kenya/safaris/parks/mountkenya.asp (1355 words)

	Mount Kenya - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Kenya, Mount, extinct volcano in central Kenya, located just south of the equator.
		With an elevation of 5,199 m (17,057 ft), Mount Kenya is the...
		Kenya is covered with volcanic rock that is split by faults, especially in the west.
	encarta.msn.com /Mount_Kenya.html (145 words)

	the Living Africa: National Parks - Kenya - Mount Kenya National Park
		Mount Kenya National Park is located 175 km from Nairobi and was opened to visitors in December 1949.
		Mount Kenya, or "Kere Nyaga" as the Kikuyu call it, meaning the Mountain of Brightness, rises to 5,199m above sea level and is the second highest mountain peak in the entire continent of Africa.
		Mount Kenya attracts mountain climbers, and there are routes of varying degrees of difficulty that lead to the top, all offering spectacular scenic beauty.
	library.thinkquest.org /16645/national_parks/ke_mknp.shtml (419 words)

	Kenya Lodge Safaris,Kenya camping Safaris,Kenya Tours,Tanzania Lodge Safaris,Mount kenya climbing
		Kenya Tanzania wildlife safari holiday in Africa and safaris in kenya offers a wealth of game-rich parks and diversity of landscapes in masai mara safari kenya and rock climbing in mount kenya,wildlife migration in masai mara, kenya camping and lodge safaris in kenya.
		The coastline of Kenya is a tropical idyll of soft white sands and gentle sea breeze, where the passing of a day is marked by the slow arc of the sun.
		Kenya's eastern boundary is an unbroken line of blue, an azure strip of ocean lying within the protective shelter of reef.
	www.africanvacationtours.com (588 words)

	Mount Kenya Expedition
		Mount Kenya stands alone in the highlands of central Africa.
		The "real" Mount Kenya is a long and serious climb, involving many pitches of fifth class rock climbing.
		There are two main peaks of Mount Kenya, the highest, Batian at 5199 meters and the slightly lower Nelion at 5188 meters.
	www.cosleyhouston.com /kenya.htm (3052 words)

	mount kenya climbing safari,camping in mount kenya, chogoria route
		Africa's second highest mountain- Mount Kenya at 5,199m forms part of the central highlands and is a very complex mountain.
		Although Mount Kenya can be climbed all year round, it is best to avoid the two rainy seasons from mid-March until May and from late November to the mid December.
		Mount Kenya's forest are rich in wildlife including elephant, buffalo and monkeys with even the moorlands offering many species of mammals including the rock hyrax, the closest living relative of the elephant.
	www.explorerkenya.com /chogoria_route.html (392 words)

	Mt Kenya Climbing
		Mount Kenya is an awe-inspiring spectacle that dominates the central Kenyan highlands.
		Mount Kenya is located 180 km to the north of Nairobi.
		Mount Kenya is in fact considered to be more technically challenging than the higher Kilimanjaro (5,894 m).
	www.africapoint.com /newsletters/mountkenya (1057 words)

	SummitPost - Mount Kenya -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Mount Kenya straddles the equator but is sufficiently high to receive significant snowfall and to be circled with several glaciers.
		Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa and stands somewhat unjustly in the shadow of it's taller neighbour Kilimanjaro, which lies some 320km away in the south and is visible on a clear day.
		Mount Kenya is not immune and of the 18 glaciers that were recorded on the mountain by early explorers in the 1890's at least 7 have disappeared completely.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150259/mount-kenya.html (2200 words)

	Mount Kenya safaris, lodges and wildlife tours
		Mount Kenya, an extinct volcano at 5199m, is the second highest peak in Africa, and one of the few areas of altitude near the equator with permanent glaciers.
		Mount Kenya dominates the landscape of the Central Highlands.
		It lies in the Mount Kenya National Park (700 square kilometres), and lies 150 km from Nairobi, Kenya's capital.
	www.ecoafrica.com /african/travel/MountKenya.html (430 words)

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	Mountain Voices: oral testimonies from Mount Elgon, Kenya
		Mount Elgon is a dormant volcano that straddles the border between Kenya and Uganda.
		At 4,320 metres high, it is the second highest mountain in Kenya, and the fourth highest mountain in Africa.
		More recently, the government granted the Mount Elgon region its own district status, a move greatly welcomed by the Sabaot, although many still feel that without enough well educated representatives, their physical distance from the heart of Kenya's decisionmaking will be continue to be paralleled by economic and political isolation.
	www.mountainvoices.org /kenya.asp (943 words)

	African Safaris - Kenya and Tanzania Safaris
		At 5199m high, Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya.
		Climbing Mount Kenya is a challenge requiring extensive mountain climbing skills.
		Access to Mount Kenya National Park is by three routes: the Naro Moru Route; the Chogoria Route; and the Sirimon Route.
	www.goodearthtours.com /mount_kenya_info.html (398 words)

	Picknicking on Mount Kenya \| Kenya East Africa \| Kenya Travel Article... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At 5,199 metres, Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro.
		To the Kikuyu people of the Mount Kenya region, however, the existence of the mountain had never been in doubt.
		The Maasai people who live around Mount Kenya also traditionally believe it to be the home of their divine ancestors, and the three peaks of the mountain are named after legendary Maasai medicine men - Batain, Nelion and Lenana.
	www.travel.za.net /Kenya_Travel_Articles-travel/tanzania-travel-article-picknick-mount-kenya.html (563 words)

	Mountain Voices: oral testimonies from Mount Elgon, Kenya: local themes: environment
		This may be partly because the interviewers didn't always broach the topic, but it may also reflect the fact that Mount Elgon is a relatively fertile region, and people see their problems less in terms of productivity than in access to markets, credit and other development infrastructure.
		This spiritual significance, and a recognition of the economic value of the mountain combined with a history of encroachment on their land, has fostered a certain possessiveness as well as respect for the environment: "This is our mountain and it is ours alone....This mountain has a lot of benefits for us.
		Mount Elgon also has caves, which are a source of fertilisers to our farms.
	www.mountainvoices.org /k_th_environment.asp (769 words)

	Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro Home
		Kenya is located in the eastern part of Africa.
		It is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa.
		Today the establishment is not active and the main aim remains to create environmental awareness and educate climbers on the necessity to conserve the environment on the mountain.
	www.mountkenya.org (560 words)

	Kenya, Africa - Mount Kenya in Kenya
		Mt. Kenya is a volcanic cone that last erupted two million years ago.
		Mt. Kenya is unusual in that it can be climbed by most anyone in fit condition.
		The frontier town of Isiolo acts as a gateway to the remote deserts of northeastern Kenya.
	www.jambokenya.com /jambo/location/mtkenya.htm (291 words)

	Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond: Mount Kenya
		Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa, another of the great isolated stratovolcanoes which dominate the horizons from the plains of East Africa.
		Mount Kenya may once have been higher than Kilimanjaro, although claims made in certain sources that it once reached 25000+ feet (7600+ m) are surely exaggerated.
		The glaciers of Mount Kenya have been skied and snowboarded numerous times, including an extreme descent from the Gate of the Mists down the Diamond Glacier, which is normally considered the finest ice climb on the mountain.
	www.skimountaineer.com /ROF/ROF.php?name=Kenya (338 words)

	Tim and Lara Beth's Kenya Page - Mt. Kenya
		Mount Kenya National Park, established in 1949, covers 715 square kilometers (276 square miles).
		Mount Kenya itself rises to the twin snow-covered peaks of Batian (5199 meters or 17058 feet) and Nelion (5188 meters or 17022 feet), the second and third highest peaks in Africa (topped only by Kilimanjaro's Uhuru peak in Tanzania, which rises to 5895 meters or 19340 feet).
		It is also the largest extinct volcano in Kenya, with Mount Elgon coming in second.
	www.blissites.com /kenya/places/mt_kenya.html (394 words)

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