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<center>''Were you looking for the [[Killimanjaro Medal]]?''</center>

[[File:15099282-Full2.jpg|thumb|right|~~350px~~|Mount Kilimanjaro viewed from the banks of the [[Nkuu River]] on the Southern Slopes.]]

[[File:15099282-Full2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mount Kilimanjaro viewed from the banks of the [[Nkuu River]] on the Southern Slopes.]]

Located in [[Tanzania]], near the border of [[Kenya]], '''Mount Kilimanjaro''' is one of the [[Earth]]'s most famous mountains, certainly the most famous African mountain. It is the tallest mountain in the African continent, and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, at approximately 5,895 meters (19,341 feet), although it is actually a strato-volcanic. Its name translates roughly from [[Swahili]] into "White Hill."

==History==

In the 24th ~~Century~~, melted water from Kilimanjaro was collected by the [[Global Water Campaign]] water purification ~~complex~~, processed and sent along the [[GWC Trans-African Pipelines]] along the [[Tsavo Highway]] for use across the rest of the African continent. By the 26th Century this facility has fallen into disrepair and is overgrown in jungle after more than a century of neglect.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13287 '''Bungie.net''': ''Ghost Town Revealed'']</ref> One of GWC's installations, the [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]] located along the [[Nkuu River]], was still operational by the 26<sup>th</sup> century.

[[File:LibrarianEarthCEA.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Librarian at Mount Kilimanjaro, moments before her death as the Halo effect strikes Earth.]]

During the final hours of the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], [[the Librarian]] oversaw the construction, activation, and burial of the nearby [[portal]]. After destroying her [[Keyship]]s, she spent her last days near the mountain. She described Kilimanjaro as "a beautiful thing - a snowcapped sentinel".

In the 24th century, melted water from Kilimanjaro was collected by the [[Global Water Campaign]]'s water purification complexes, processed and sent along the [[GWC Trans-African Pipelines]] along the [[Tsavo Highway]] for use across the rest of the African continent. By the 26th Century this facility has fallen into disrepair and is overgrown in jungle after more than a century of neglect.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13287 '''Bungie.net''': ''Ghost Town Revealed'']</ref> One of GWC's installations, the [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]] located along the [[Nkuu River]], was still operational by the 26<sup>th</sup> century.

===Battle of Earth===

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==Trivia==

*The level ''[[Sierra 117]]'' of ''[[Halo 3]]'' is set in the jungles near Mount Kilimanjaro.

*In the [[Terminal/Halo 3|''Halo 3'' Terminals]], [[the Librarian]] describes Kilimanjaro as "a beautiful thing - a snowcapped sentinel." She stated she was going to spend the last moments of her life there.

*If a player gets [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]] (five in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'') kills within 4 seconds of each other, they get the medal [[Killimanjaro Medal|Killimanjaro]]. The medal has existed since ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', but few have legitimately earned it in regular multiplayer - it is considerably easier to get in [[Firefight]]. In similar vein, ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' also introduced [[Skullamanjaro Medal|Skullamanjaro]], a legendary [[Headhunter]] medal obtained by winning a game by returning 10 skulls at once.

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 <center>''Were you looking for the [[Killimanjaro Medal]]?''</center>
-[[File:15099282-Full2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Mount Kilimanjaro viewed from the banks of the [[Nkuu River]] on the Southern Slopes.]]
+[[File:15099282-Full2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mount Kilimanjaro viewed from the banks of the [[Nkuu River]] on the Southern Slopes.]]
 Located in [[Tanzania]], near the border of [[Kenya]], '''Mount Kilimanjaro''' is one of the [[Earth]]'s most famous mountains, certainly the most famous African mountain. It is the tallest mountain in the African continent, and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, at approximately 5,895 meters (19,341 feet), although it is actually a strato-volcanic. Its name translates roughly from [[Swahili]] into "White Hill."
 ==History==
-In the 24th Century, melted water from Kilimanjaro was collected by the [[Global Water Campaign]] water purification complex, processed and sent along the [[GWC Trans-African Pipelines]] along the [[Tsavo Highway]] for use across the rest of the African continent. By the 26th Century this facility has fallen into disrepair and is overgrown in jungle after more than a century of neglect.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13287 '''Bungie.net''': ''Ghost Town Revealed'']</ref> One of GWC's installations, the [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]] located along the [[Nkuu River]], was still operational by the 26<sup>th</sup> century.
+[[File:LibrarianEarthCEA.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Librarian at Mount Kilimanjaro, moments before her death as the Halo effect strikes Earth.]]
+During the final hours of the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], [[the Librarian]] oversaw the construction, activation, and burial of the nearby [[portal]]. After destroying her [[Keyship]]s, she spent her last days near the mountain. She described Kilimanjaro as "a beautiful thing - a snowcapped sentinel".
+In the 24th century, melted water from Kilimanjaro was collected by the [[Global Water Campaign]]'s water purification complexes, processed and sent along the [[GWC Trans-African Pipelines]] along the [[Tsavo Highway]] for use across the rest of the African continent. By the 26th Century this facility has fallen into disrepair and is overgrown in jungle after more than a century of neglect.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13287 '''Bungie.net''': ''Ghost Town Revealed'']</ref> One of GWC's installations, the [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]] located along the [[Nkuu River]], was still operational by the 26<sup>th</sup> century.
 ===Battle of Earth===
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 ==Trivia==
 *The level ''[[Sierra 117]]'' of ''[[Halo 3]]'' is set in the jungles near Mount Kilimanjaro.
-*In the [[Terminal/Halo 3|''Halo 3'' Terminals]], [[the Librarian]] describes Kilimanjaro as "a beautiful thing - a snowcapped sentinel." She stated she was going to spend the last moments of her life there.
 *If a player gets [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]] (five in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'') kills within 4 seconds of each other, they get the medal [[Killimanjaro Medal|Killimanjaro]]. The medal has existed since ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', but few have legitimately earned it in regular multiplayer - it is considerably easier to get in [[Firefight]]. In similar vein, ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' also introduced [[Skullamanjaro Medal|Skullamanjaro]], a legendary [[Headhunter]] medal obtained by winning a game by returning 10 skulls at once.