List of volcanoes in Tanzania

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

NameElevationLocationLast eruption
metresfeet Coordinates
Burko [1] 21367008 3°20′S36°13′E / 3.33°S 36.22°E / -3.33; 36.22 -
Embulbul [2] ----
Elanairobi [3] 3220105642.92°S 35.83°EPleistocene
Esimingor [1] ----
Gelai [4] ----
Igwisi Hills -- 4°52′S31°55′E / 4.87°S 31.92°E / -4.87; 31.92 Holocene
Izumbwe-Mpoli15685144 8°56′S33°24′E / 8.93°S 33.40°E / -8.93; 33.40 Holocene
Ketumbaine [4] ----
Kyejo 21757136 9°14′S33°47′E / 9.23°S 33.78°E / -9.23; 33.78 1800
Mount Kilimanjaro 589519,340 3°04′S37°21′E / 3.07°S 37.35°E / -3.07; 37.35 -
Lemagrut [5] ----
Mount Loolmalasin [6] 3682---
Meru 456514,977 3°15′S36°45′E / 3.25°S 36.75°E / -3.25; 36.75 1910
Ngorongoro [5] -- 3°09′S39°18′E / 3.15°S 39.30°E / -3.15; 39.30 -
Ngozi 26228602 8°58′S33°34′E / 8.97°S 33.57°E / -8.97; 33.57 Holocene
Ol Doinyo Lengai [7] 29629718 2°45′50″S35°54′50″E / 2.764°S 35.914°E / -2.764; 35.914 2017
Oldeani [4] 321510547.93.30°S

35.45°E

Olmoti [8] 21887178 2°41′S37°53′E / 2.68°S 37.88°E / -2.68; 37.88 Pleistocene
Mount Rungwe [9] 29619714 9°08′S33°40′E / 9.13°S 33.67°E / -9.13; 33.67 Holocene
Unnamed-- 8°38′S33°34′E / 8.63°S 33.57°E / -8.63; 33.57 Holocene
Usangu Basin21797149 8°45′S33°48′E / 8.75°S 33.80°E / -8.75; 33.80 Holocene

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kerimasi</span> Volcano in Arusha Region of Tanzania

Kerimasi Volcano, also known as Kerimasi at 2,602 metres (8,537 ft) is an extinct shield volcano located in Monduli District of Arusha Region in Tanzania. The majority of the mountain lies in Engaruka Ward, and a quarter of it is in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The volcano is located in the geographic area known as the Crater Highlands and is a shield volcano that last erupted in the Pleistocene.

References

  1. 1 2 Yu. L. Kapustin; A. I. Polyakov (1985). "Carbonatite Volcanos of East Africa and the Genesis of Carbonatites". International Geology Review . 27 (4): 434–448. Bibcode:1985IGRv...27..434K. doi:10.1080/00206818509466431.
  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.
  3. ↑ "Embagai". Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. 1 2 3 Lee Siebert; Tom Simkin; Paul Kimberly (2010). Volcanoes of the World. University of California Press. pp. 351–. ISBN   978-0-520-26877-7.
  5. 1 2 "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.

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