List of volcanoes in Tanzania

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Tanzania.

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates
Burko[1] 2136 7008 3°20′S 36°13′E / 3.33°S 36.22°E / -3.33; 36.22 -
Embulbul[2] - - - -
Elanairobi[3] 3220 10564 2.92°S 35.83°E Pleistocene
Esimingor [1] - - - -
Gelai[4] - - - -
Igwisi Hills - - 4°52′S 31°55′E / 4.87°S 31.92°E / -4.87; 31.92 Holocene
Izumbwe-Mpoli 1568 5144 8°56′S 33°24′E / 8.93°S 33.40°E / -8.93; 33.40 Holocene
Ketumbaine [4] - - - -
Kieyo 2175 7136 9°14′S 33°47′E / 9.23°S 33.78°E / -9.23; 33.78 1800
Mount Kilimanjaro 5895 19,340 3°04′S 37°21′E / 3.07°S 37.35°E / -3.07; 37.35 -
Lemagrut[5] - - - -
Mount Loolmalasin[6] 3682 - - -
Meru 4565 14,977 3°15′S 36°45′E / 3.25°S 36.75°E / -3.25; 36.75 1910
Ngorongoro[5] - - 3°09′S 39°18′E / 3.15°S 39.30°E / -3.15; 39.30 -
Ngozi 2622 8602 8°58′S 33°34′E / 8.97°S 33.57°E / -8.97; 33.57 Holocene
Ol Doinyo Lengai[7] 2962 9718 2°45′50″S 35°54′50″E / 2.764°S 35.914°E / -2.764; 35.914 2017
Oldeani[4] 3215 10547.9 3.30°S

35.45°E

Olmoti[8] 2188 7178 2°41′S 37°53′E / 2.68°S 37.88°E / -2.68; 37.88 Pleistocene
Mount Rungwe[9] 2961 9714 9°08′S 33°40′E / 9.13°S 33.67°E / -9.13; 33.67 Holocene
Unnamed - - 8°38′S 33°34′E / 8.63°S 33.57°E / -8.63; 33.57 Holocene
Usangu Basin 2179 7149 8°45′S 33°48′E / 8.75°S 33.80°E / -8.75; 33.80 Holocene
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  2. ^ T. Alexander Barns (December 1921). "The Highlands of the Great Craters, Tanganyika Territory". The Geographical Journal. 58 (6): 401–416. doi:10.2307/1781718. JSTOR 1781718.
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  4. ^ a b c Lee Siebert; Tom Simkin; Paul Kimberly (2010). Volcanoes of the World. University of California Press. pp. 351–. ISBN 978-0-520-26877-7.
  5. ^ a b "PBS Online: Ngorongoro: Fiery Origins". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  6. ^ "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  7. ^ Venzke, E. "Ol Doinyo Lengai (222120)". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Olmoti". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  9. ^ Venzke, E. "Rungwe (222166)". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 September 2023.