Ol Doinyo Lengai
Overview
Ol Doinyo Lengai, “Mountain of God” in the Maasai language,
is an active volcano located in the Gregory Rift, south of Lake Natron within the đź“ŤArusha Region, Northern Tanzania, East Africa.
â›° It rises to an elevation of 9,442 feet (2,878 metres) and is one of the many volcanoes situated along the East African Rift System.
Ol Doinyo Lengai,
contains basalts rich in sodium and potassium, and is so alkaline that its lavas resemble washing soda.
🌋 The volcano has more than one active centre and most of the recent eruptions were from its northern crater.
Subsidiary cones extend out from the centre and down its sides.
The fertile lower levels of the Ol Doinyo Lengai are planted in vineyards and citrus.
The steep higher slopes are covered with oak, birch, and beech. Above 6,500 feet a few plants are found scattered among ashes, sand, and fragments of lava and slag.
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