Mount Meru is an active
stratovolcano located 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of
Mount Kilimanjaro in the nation of
Tanzania. At a height of 4,565 metres (14,977 ft),
[1][4] it is visible from Mt Kilimanjaro on a clear day,
[5] and is the ninth or tenth
highest mountain in Africa, dependent on definition. Much of its bulk was lost about 8,000
[citation needed] years ago due to an eastward volcanic blast, similar to the 1980 eruption of
Mount St. Helens in the
U.S. state of
Washington. Mount Meru most recently had a minor eruption in 1910.
[2] The several small cones and
craters seen in the vicinity probably reflect numerous episodes of volcanic activity.
