In 1883, Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson verified the existence of the mountain with glaciers that Krapf had seen ​ — 17,058 - foot - high [5,199 m] Mount Kenya — ​ the peaks of which are located immediately south of the equator.
Krapfi nähtud veidi ekvaatorist lõuna pool asuva liustikega mäe – 5199 meetri kõrguse Kenya vulkaani – olemasolu kinnitas aastal 1883 šoti maadeuurija Joseph Thomson.