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Climate & Clothing

Climate & Clothing Although Kenya lies on the equator, its range of altitudes results in temperate conditions in the highlands above 1,500m, with temperatures which become limiting to cultivation at about 2750m. Average temperatures may be roughly calculated by taking a sea-level mean of 260 C and deducting 1.7 degree for each 300m of altitude. However, [...]

Mount Kenya

Mount Kenya At 5199 meter Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in kenya and the second highest mountain in Africa. Whereas Kilimanjaro is famous for its almost symmetrical ice clad cone, Mount Kenya is maybe more diverse and rugged with its many towering peaks. Mount Kenya is located in central Kenya, just south of the equator, [...]
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