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The photograph above shows the margin, or
edge, of the Furtwangler Glacier atop Kilimanjaro's summit as
it looked in 2000. In the image below, taken five years later
in 2006, shows the retreat of the massive ice field. The group
of rocks in the lower left of the image abutted the ice wall
in 2000. Since then, the margin has shrunk back as much as 5
meters (16.5 feet). Photos courtesy of Lonnie Thompson, OSU. |
