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Ol Doinyo Lengai
Active volcano in Arusha Region, Tanzania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ol 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,[2] an unusually low temperature and highly fluid type of magma. Eruptions in 2007–2008 affected the surrounding region.
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Ol Doinyo Lengai (Oldoinyo Lengai) | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,962 m (9,718 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,360 m (4,460 ft) ![]() |
Isolation | 16.68 km (10.36 mi) ![]() |
Coordinates | 2.764°S 35.914°E / -2.764; 35.914[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | East African Rift |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 2023 AD |
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