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Ol Doinyo Lengai, Arusha Region, Tanzania


Alternative Names:Ol Doinjo Lengai, Ol Doino Lengai, Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ol Doinyo Lengaï, Ol Dojn'o Lengaj, Ol Ntoinio Len'nkai, Ol-Doin'o-Lengai, Oldongo-lengai, jbl awldwynyw lnghay, lun gai huo shan, oldoinyo leng-gai hwasan, Ολ Ντόινιο Λενγκάι, Ол Доињо Ленгаи, Ол Дойньо Ленгай, Ол-Доиньо-Ленгаи, אול דויניו לנגאי, جبل أولدوينيو لنغاي, オルドイニョ・レンガイ, 倫蓋火山, 올도이뇨 렝가이 화산
Type:Cone(s) - a conical landform composed of mud or volcanic material
Mindat Locality:Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
Mindat.org Region:Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
Region:Arusha Region, Tanzania
Latitude:2° 45' 0" S
Longitude:35° 53' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):-2.75,35.9
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:156008
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:156008:4
GUID:704fffe2-6afc-4cff-a0d4-2caee0e9b46d
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania2° 45' 41" S35° 54' 49" E2.0km (1.2 miles)
Kerimasi volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania2° 52' 4" S35° 56' 57" E14.2km (8.8 miles)
Trig Point Hill flow, Kerimasi volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania2° 52' 43" S35° 57' 42" E15.9km (9.9 miles)
Deeti volcanic cone, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania2° 50' 31" S36° 0' 52" E16.3km (10.1 miles)
Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania2° 37' 51" S36° 28' 24" E65.1km (40.4 miles)
Olduvai Gorge, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania2° 59' 36" S35° 21' 3" E66.7km (41.4 miles)
Tarosero volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania3° 12' 0" S36° 22' 0" E72.0km (44.8 miles)
Shompole Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya2° 7' 40" S36° 5' 25" E72.3km (45.0 miles)
Sadiman volcano, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania3° 10' 59" S35° 21' 0" E77.8km (48.3 miles)
Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania2° 2' 59" S35° 37' 0" E84.0km (52.2 miles)
Monduli volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania3° 15' 0" S36° 28' 59" E85.3km (53.0 miles)
Lenderut Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya2° 4' 59" S36° 16' 50" E85.4km (53.0 miles)
Lashaine volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania3° 22' 0" S36° 25' 59" E90.6km (56.3 miles)
Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania2° 40' 59" S36° 43' 38" E92.2km (57.3 miles)
Minjingu Quarry, Babati District, Manyara Region, Tanzania3° 41' 52" S35° 51' 43" E105.5km (65.6 miles)
Momella Wildlife Lodge, Meru District, Arusha Region, Tanzania3° 13' 51" S36° 51' 43" E119.5km (74.2 miles)
Sinya mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania2° 42' 0" S37° 2' 59" E127.9km (79.4 miles)
Olorgesailie Mountain, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 41' 34" S36° 25' 39" E131.3km (81.6 miles)
Shanamu Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 39' 11" S36° 21' 56" E132.5km (82.3 miles)
Lake Amboseli, Kajiado County, Kenya2° 38' 18" S37° 7' 9" E136.0km (84.5 miles)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania3° 34' 59" S37° 0' 29" E154.0km (95.7 miles)
Ol Esayeiti Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 30' 0" S36° 34' 59" E158.4km (98.4 miles)
Engusero Sambu dravite occurrence, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 28' 59" S36° 34' 59" E160.0km (99.4 miles)
Lemshuku tsavorite mining district, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania3° 51' 37" S36° 51' 15" E162.7km (101.1 miles)
Babati, Babati District, Manyara Region, Tanzania4° 12' 28" S35° 44' 46" E163.0km (101.3 miles)
Mount Kibo, Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania3° 4' 33" S37° 21' 10" E165.4km (102.7 miles)
Ngong Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 24' 22" S36° 38' 38" E170.8km (106.1 miles)
Ufana meteorite, Babati District, Manyara Region, Tanzania4° 16' 0" S35° 21' 0" E179.4km (111.4 miles)
Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania3° 40' 0" S37° 15' 0" E181.3km (112.6 miles)
Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya2° 1' 0" S37° 22' 0" E182.2km (113.2 miles)
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Mt Oldoinyo Lengai - view from the Natron lake.

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Strombolian eruption of the new crater of the volcano 08.10.2017

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Mt Oldoinyo Lengai - view from the Natron lake.

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Strombolian eruption of the new crater of the volcano 08.10.2017

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Mt Oldoinyo Lengai - view from the Natron lake.

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
03101640015081498638304.jpg
Strombolian eruption of the new crater of the volcano 08.10.2017

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
Eyasi-Wembere-South Gregory Rift basin, African PlateBasin
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
TanzaniaCountry
Arusha Region, TanzaniaRegion
Longido District, Arusha Region, TanzaniaDistrict

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Tanzania, Arusha, Longido, Gelai Meirugoi227.1.6.61.0.0
 
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