One of the last remaining ice spires that were once full glaciers ...
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One of the last remaining ice spires that were once full glaciers in the crater of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. The snows capping Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in a few years experts have predicted.

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