Ol Doinyo Lengai
mountain in Tanzania
Ol Doinyo Lengai is a 2,960 metres (9,710 ft) volcano in the East African Rift in Tanzania.[3] The name means Mountain of God in the Maasai language.[4][5]
| Ol Doinyo Lengai (Oldoinyo Lengai) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,188 m (10,459 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,360 m (4,460 ft)  |
| Isolation | 16.68 km (10.36 mi) |
| Coordinates | 02°45′52″S 35°54′58″E / 2.76444°S 35.91611°E |
| Geography | |
  Ol Doinyo Lengai (Oldoinyo Lengai) | |
| Parent range | East African Rift |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 2019[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only volcano in the world that erupts a rock known as carbonatite.[6][7][8] This is a rock which has greater than 50% of carbonate minerals.[9]
References
change- ↑ Tanzania in figures 2012, National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance, June 2013, page 9 Archived 2013-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Ol Doinyo Lengai". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ↑ "Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ Northern Tanzania. Bradt Travel Guides. 2009. ISBN 978-1-84162-146-3.
- ↑ "'Mountain of God' Volcano Preparing to Erupt". National Geographic News. 13 July 2017.
- ↑ Venzke, Edward (2018). "Report on Ol Doinyo Lengai (Tanzania)". Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network. 43 (10). doi:10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN201810-222120.
- ↑ "Ol'donyo Lengai". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ Klemetti, Erik (11 March 2014). "Strangest Magma on Earth: Carbonatites of Ol Doinyo Lengai". Wired. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ Bell, Keith (editor) (1989) Carbonatites: Genesis and Evolution, London, Unwin Hyman.
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