This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Tanzania.

NameElevationLocationLast eruption
metresfeetCoordinates
Burko[1]213670083°20′S 36°13′E / 3.33°S 36.22°E / -3.33; 36.22-
Embulbul[2]----
Elanairobi[3]3220105642.92°S 35.83°EPleistocene
Esimingor [1]----
Gelai[4]----
Igwisi Hills--4°52′S 31°55′E / 4.87°S 31.92°E / -4.87; 31.92Holocene
Izumbwe-Mpoli156851448°56′S 33°24′E / 8.93°S 33.40°E / -8.93; 33.40Holocene
Ketumbaine [4]----
Kieyo217571369°14′S 33°47′E / 9.23°S 33.78°E / -9.23; 33.781800
Mount Kilimanjaro589519,3403°04′S 37°21′E / 3.07°S 37.35°E / -3.07; 37.35-
Lemagrut[5]----
Mount Loolmalasin[6]3682---
Meru456514,9773°15′S 36°45′E / 3.25°S 36.75°E / -3.25; 36.751910
Ngorongoro[5]--3°09′S 39°18′E / 3.15°S 39.30°E / -3.15; 39.30-
Ngozi262286028°58′S 33°34′E / 8.97°S 33.57°E / -8.97; 33.57Holocene
Ol Doinyo Lengai[7]296297182°45′50″S 35°54′50″E / 2.764°S 35.914°E / -2.764; 35.9142017
Oldeani[4]----
Olmoti[8]218871782°41′S 37°53′E / 2.68°S 37.88°E / -2.68; 37.88Pleistocene
Lossirwa 2357-3°00′S 35°46′E / 3°S 35.76°E / -3; 35.76-
Mount Rungwe[9]296197149°08′S 33°40′E / 9.13°S 33.67°E / -9.13; 33.67Holocene
Unnamed--8°38′S 33°34′E / 8.63°S 33.57°E / -8.63; 33.57Holocene
Usangu Basin217971498°45′S 33°48′E / 8.75°S 33.80°E / -8.75; 33.80Holocene

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Embagai". Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. 1 2 3 Lee Siebert; Tom Simkin; Paul Kimberly (2010). Volcanoes of the World. University of California Press. pp. 351–. ISBN 978-0-520-26877-7.
  5. 1 2 "PBS Online: Ngorongoro: Fiery Origins". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  6. ↑ "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  7. ↑ Venzke, E. "Ol Doinyo Lengai (222120)". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program | Olmoti". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  9. ↑ Venzke, E. "Rungwe (222166)". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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