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 | |
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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 |
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Embagai". Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "PBS Online: Ngorongoro: Fiery Origins". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ Venzke, E. "Ol Doinyo Lengai (222120)". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Olmoti". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ Venzke, E. "Rungwe (222166)". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
Further reading
- Global Volcanism Program, 2023. [Database] Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.1.1; 17 Aug 2023). Distributed by Smithsonian Institution, compiled by Venzke, E. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2023.5.1
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