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Resources listed here include Major Mountaineering, Tourist and Hostelling Organisations. Also listed are the highest peaks and their conquerors, as well as, where available, links to Meteriological offices. As always, suggestions for additions, or more appropriate links, would be much appreciated. Email Address: The Thank You's Africa " Australia " New Zealand " South America Africa Mt Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa The base of the mountain, which covers almost 200 square miles, is dense forest, supporting leopard and various species of antelope. As we ascend, climactic changes bring about changes in the habitats, with vegetation getting sparser. Above 16000 ft, there is no vegetation. Africa Weather Forecasts (ex - South Africa) Kenya " Malawi " Namibia " South Africa " Uganda " Zimbabwe |
| Kenya Highest Peak: Kirinyaga (Mt Kenya) (5199 m / 17058 ft) |
| The Mountain Club of Kenya PO Box 45741 Nairobi Tel: + 254 (0)2 501747 |
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Tourist Information www.kilimanjaro.com/kenya/index.htm |
Youth Hostels / Accommodation www.hostels.com/af.ke.html |
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| Malawi Highest Peak: Sapitwa (Mt Mulanje) (3002 m / 9849 ft) |
| The Mountain Club of Malawi address Tel: |
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Tourist Information www.math.unh.edu/~llk/ |
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| Namibia Highest Peak: Konigstein (2620 m / 8550 ft) in the Brandberg Mountains |
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The Mountain Club of Namibia (affiliated to Mountain Club of South Africa - MCSA) address Tel: |
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Tourist Information www.republicofnamibia.com/ |
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| South Africa Highest Peak: Mafadi (3446 m / 11306 ft) - in Injasuti area, Drakensberg range |
| The Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA: UIAA Member) 97 Hatfield Street, Cape Town, South Africa 8001 Tel: +27-21-453 412 |
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Tourist Information www.africa.com/docs/satravel.htm |
Youth Hostels / Accommodation www.hostels.com/za.html |
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| Uganda Highest Peak: Margherita Peak (5109 m / 16763 ft) straddles border with Zaire |
| The Mountain Club of Uganda address Tel: |
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Tourist Information 150.252.8.60/Webtest/Uganda/Crane.html |
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| Zimbabwe Highest Peak: Inyangani (2593 m / 8504 ft) in Inyanga Mountains, Eastern Highlands, North of Mutare |
| The Mountain Club of Zimbabwe P.O.Box 1945, Harare, Zimbabwe |
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Tourist Information www.mother.com/~zimweb/ |
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| Australia Highest Peak: Mt Kosciusko in Great Dividing Range (2228 m / 7310 ft) |
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Australian Sport Climbing Federation (ASCF - UIAA Member) GPO Box 3786 Sydney NSW 2001 Tel: +61-2-264 2908 " Fax: +61-2-264 2035 spelean.com.au/ASCF/index.html |
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Tourist Information www.broflo.com.au/t_bure.html Australian Home Page www.telstra.com.au/meta/australia.html |
Youth Hostels / Accommodation Australia Youth Hostels Association (AYHA) www.yha.org.au/ |
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| New Zealand Highest Peak: Mt Cook - Southern Alps, South Island (3743 m / 12313 ft) |
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New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) Headquarters: Betty Campbell Centre, 148 Wakefield St, Wellington (8th Floor, James Smith Parking Building) Postal Address: The New Zealand Alpine Club, PO Box 3040, Wellington Tel/Fax: 64 or Email Hon Secretary at: [ ] NZAC Home Page: http://www.wcc.govt.nz/~nzac/ |
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Tourist Information icair.iac.org.nz/nz/tourism/index.html |
Youth Hostels / Accommodation Youth Hostels Association of New Zealand (YHANZ) yarrow.wt.com.au/~tourist/nz/yhanz/yhanz.htm or hindin.co.nz/yha/ |
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