Ol Doinyo Lengai

Ol Doinyo Lengai
Oldoinyo Lengai
Highest point
Elevation2,962 m (9,718 ft)[1]
Prominence1,360 m (4,460 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation16.68 km (10.36 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates2°45′50″S 35°54′50″E / 2.764°S 35.914°E / -2.764; 35.914[1]
Geography
Ol Doinyo Lengai is located in Tanzania
Ol Doinyo Lengai
Ol Doinyo Lengai
Parent rangeEast African Rift
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption2024 AD

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.

  1. ^ a b GVP 2023, General Information.
  2. ^ Keller & Krafft 1990, p. 629.