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Details for: Lengai, Ol Doinyo
A herd of wildebeest graze in the foreground during an explosive eruption from Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai in 1966. Explosive activity began in August 1966, near the end of an eruption that began in 1960 and consisted of quiet emission of lava flows in the summit crater. Ash deposits from previous eruptions whiten the volcano's slopes. This is the only volcano known to have erupted carbonatite in historical time. Photo by Gordon Davies, 1966 (courtesy of Celia Nyamweru, Kenyatta University).
Volcano Number: 222120
Volcano Name: Lengai, Ol Doinyo
Country: Tanzania
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Last Eruption: 2025 CE
Elevation: 2962m
Tectonic Setting: Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km: 186
Pop. within 10km: 1855
Pop. within 30km: 18074
Pop. within 100km: 545305
Latitude: -2.764
Longitude: 35.914



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