Located in eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique. Climate varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands. Home to Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa (5,895 m/19,341 ft); Tanzania is bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Victoria (world's second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (world's second deepest) in the west, and Lake Nyasa in the southwest.