Question

Give an example of Volcanic mountains.

Answer 1

Hint: This mountain is located in the country of Africa. It refers to the highest mountain in Africa. The first people that are known to have reached the summit were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, in the year1889. It is also a part of Kilimanjaro National Park.

Complete Answer:
Volcanic Mountains are formed due to the performance of volcanic activity. Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa is one of the examples of the volcanic mountains. Volcanic mountains refer to a special class of mountains. A volcano refers to a vent or opening through which magma, ash, gases, and water vapour are ejected out. Volcanic mountains contain – Magma chamber, Vent, Lava, Crater, and pyroclastic flow.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa is one of the examples of the volcanic mountains.
It refers to a dormant volcano present in Tanzania. It consists of three volcanic cones namingly ibo, Mawenzi and Shira. It is known as the highest mountain located in Africa and is also the highest single free-standing mountain in the entire world of approximately 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level and around 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) above its plateau base. Kilimanjaro is also the fourth most topographically prominent peak on the globe.
 The first people known to have reached the summit were Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, in 1889.

Note:
A different name for volcanic mountains is called mountains of accumulation. The materials which come out of a volcanic eruption consist of ash and lava or at times lava only. Lava refers to the hot liquid rock which comes out of a volcano.