Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), the highest point in all Africa, was
photographed by the crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-97 on December 2,
2000 (STS097-701-17). Kilimanjaro (Kilima Njaro or "shining
mountain" in Swahili) is capped by glaciers on its southern and
southwestern flanks.
The glaciers and snow cap covered a far greater area ten years prior to
the view above. Compare the photograph above with a photograph of Kilimanjaro
taken in November 1990 by the Space Shuttle mission STS-38 crew.