Record SL-762475 · Wikidata Q746787
Ol Doinyo Lengai (highest point crater rim)
Oldoinyo Lengai
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Elevation
2,878
m
9,442 ft
Prominence
1,360 m
Isolation
16.7 km
Coordinates
2.7605° S,
35.9146° E
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaOl Doinyo Lengai is an active volcano in northern Tanzania. It consists of a volcanic cone with two craters, the northern of which has erupted during historical time. Uniquely for volcanoes on Earth, it has erupted natrocarbonatite, an unusually low temperature and highly fluid type of magma. Eruptions in 2007–2008 affected the surrounding region.
Best months
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