List of volcanoes in Tanzania
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Tanzania.
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Burko[1] | 2136 | 7008 | 3.33°S 36.22°E | - |
| Embulbul[2] | - | - | - | - |
| Elanairobi[3] | 3220 | 10564 | 2.92°S 35.83°E | Pleistocene |
| Esimingor [1] | - | - | - | - |
| Gelai[4] | - | - | - | - |
| Igwisi Hills | - | - | 4.87°S 31.92°E | Holocene |
| Izumbwe-Mpoli | 1568 | 5144 | 8.93°S 33.40°E | Holocene |
| Ketumbaine [4] | - | - | - | - |
| Kieyo | 2175 | 7136 | 9.23°S 33.78°E | 1800 |
| Mount Kilimanjaro | 5895 | 19,340 | 3.07°S 37.35°E | - |
| Lemagrut[5] | - | - | - | - |
| Mount Loolmalasin[6] | 3682 | - | - | - |
| Meru | 4565 | 14,977 | 3.25°S 36.75°E | 1910 |
| Ngorongoro[5] | - | - | 3.15°S 39.30°E | - |
| Ngozi | 2622 | 8602 | 8.97°S 33.57°E | Holocene |
| Ol Doinyo Lengai[7] | 2962 | 9718 | 2.764°S 35.914°E | 2017 |
| Oldeani[4] | - | - | - | - |
| Olmoti[8] | 2188 | 7178 | 2.68°S 37.88°E | Pleistocene |
| Lossirwa | 2357 | - | 3°S 35.76°E | - |
| Mount Rungwe[9] | 2961 | 9714 | 9.13°S 33.67°E | Holocene |
| Unnamed | - | - | 8.63°S 33.57°E | Holocene |
| Usangu Basin | 2179 | 7149 | 8.75°S 33.80°E | Holocene |
References
- 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.
- Lee Siebert; Tom Simkin; Paul Kimberly (2010). Volcanoes of the World. University of California Press. pp. 351–. ISBN 978-0-520-26877-7.
- "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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