Mountains in Tanzania

Ol Doinyo Lengai

2,960 m9,711 ft

Mountain · Tanzania

Ol Doinyo Lengai is an active stratovolcano 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, an unusually low temperature and highly fluid type of magma.

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At the summit · forecast for 10:00 PM

14 °CCloudy · wind 21 km/h from the E

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Weather at the summit of Ol Doinyo Lengai, 2,960 m

  1. 10:00 PM14 °CE 21 km/h–
  2. 1:00 AM12 °CSE 14 km/h–
  3. 4:00 AM10 °CSE 9 km/h–
  4. 7:00 AM10 °CSE 8 km/h0.2 mm
  5. 10:00 AM16 °CE 18 km/h–
  6. 1:00 PM20 °CE 17 km/h0.8 mm
  7. 4:00 PM19 °CE 14 km/h0.4 mm
  8. 7:00 PM14 °CNE 10 km/h5.1 mm
Weather at the summit of Ol Doinyo Lengai, 2,960 m
DaySkyHigh / lowRainWind up to
Wed, Oct 2820 °C / 9 °C6.5 mm19 km/h
Thu, Oct 2920 °C / 10 °C4.8 mm15 km/h
Fri, Oct 3018 °C / 10 °C8.4 mm12 km/h
Sat, Oct 3115 °C / 9 °C5.4 mm13 km/h
Sun, Nov 118 °C / 9 °C2.2 mm12 km/h
Mon, Nov 217 °C / 9 °C3 mm10 km/h
Tue, Nov 317 °C / 9 °C3.2 mm10 km/h

Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 08:17 PM GMT+3. Times are local.

Facts

What it is
Mountain
Height above sea level
2,960 m (9,711 ft)
Prominence
1,360 m (4,462 ft)
Isolation
17 km to higher ground
Country
Tanzania
Coordinates
2.762°S 35.913°E
Volcano number
222120 at the Global Volcanism Program
Source
Wikidata, CC0

Ol Doinyo Lengai

Active volcano in Arusha Region, Tanzania

Ol Doinyo Lengai is an active stratovolcano 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, an unusually low temperature and highly fluid type of magma. Eruptions in 2007–2008 affected the surrounding region.

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  4. Crater Highlands3,682 m · 44 km awayOn the map
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  1. Mount Kilimanjaro5,895 mOn the map
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  3. Mount Meru4,562 mOn the map
  4. Mount Loolmalasin3,682 mOn the map
  5. Crater Highlands3,682 mOn the map
  6. Mount Hanang3,420 mOn the map
  7. Southern Highlands2,961 mOn the map
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