Steven M. answered • 02/27/20
Taught AP World History and AP US History for 10 years.
Easy one here. Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the continent of Africa. More importantly, it is not part of a mountain range but is the tallest free standing mountain in the world. Without other mountains nearby to give better perspective, Kilimanjaro dwarfs the lands around it. Also, the ever-present snowcap presents a stark contrast to the tropical lands nearby, Finally, Earnest Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro has been required reading for high school students for three-quarters of a century. Such familiarity with this mountain surely contributes to making it the iconic image that it is today.
