非洲之巔，“無線”風(fēng)光

劉娜

非洲最高峰乞力馬扎羅山啟用高速寬帶互聯(lián)網(wǎng)接入服務(wù)，游客可以借助智能手機(jī)在社交媒體上實(shí)時(shí)更新登山狀態(tài)。

The government of Tanzania has set up a high?speed Internet service on Mount Kilimanjaro. The government says the service will not only promote safety for climbers， but also allow people to post selfies as they? work? their? way? up? Africas? tallest mountain.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain? in? Africa.? Its? also? the? worlds tallest mountain thats not part of a mountain range. Created by volcanoes， it simply rises out of a large， open flat area in Tanzania and Kenya. The mountain is part of Kilimanjaro National Park in the northeast of? Tanzania.? Around? 50，000? people? visit the park each year. Most of these people—about? 35，000? every? year —are? trying? to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

But? climbing? such? a? tall，? glacier?

covered mountain isnt? easy. Roughly one third of the people who try to climb it are forced to give up. Nape Nnauye， Tanzanias information minister， said that in the past， it was a bit dangerous for visitors without Internet. The new Internet service should make it easier for climbers to reach the top of the mountain. Theyll be able to use the Internet to check maps and find their way. Theyll also be able to use the Internet to call for help if they need it.

Currently， the new service reaches more than halfway up the mountain. The government says that by the end of the year， climbers will be able to get the Internet even at the very top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The government says safety is the main reason for setting up the Internet service on the mountain.

Whats the main reason for the governments? setting? up? the? Internet? service on the mountain？