Barranco Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro

Name: Barranco Glacier
Address: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

#7 among attractions in Mount Kilimanjaro

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Barranco Glacier is near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the southwest slope of the peak and is a small remnant of an icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5,200 and 4,800 metres. The Great Barranco Glacier was far larger when first documented in the late 19th century and it along with the now extinct Little Barranco Glacier may have been fed by the Furtwängler Glacier which is on the top of the mountain. By 2011, Barranco Glacier was reduced to two small disconnected and dormant ice bodies. ()

Coordinates: 3°4'26"S, 37°20'27"E

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Barranco Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Kilimanjaro climbing routes, Furtwängler Glacier, Kibo, Kilimanjaro.

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Furtwängler Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
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Credner Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
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Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Northern Ice Field, Mount Kilimanjaro
31 min walk • The Northern Ice Field is near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the west slope of the peak. The Northern Ice Field and Eastern Ice Fields were connected to the Southern Ice Field and formed part of a continuous body of glacial ice atop Mount Kilimanjaro when first scientifically examined in 1912.
0.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Balletto Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
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Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Arrow Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
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Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Great Penck Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
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Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Little Penck Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
26 min walk • Little Penck Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the west slope of the peak. Once extending from the Northern Ice Field, the glacier detached from the icefield by 1992.

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Nearby attractions include Credner Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro (13 min walk), Balletto Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro (14 min walk), Arrow Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro (15 min walk), Furtwängler Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro (23 min walk).