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Lake Natron is a salt or alkaline lake located in north Ngorongoro District of Arusha Region in Tanzania at the border with Kenya. It is in the Gregory Rift, which is the eastern branch of the East African Rift. [1] The lake is within the Lake Natron Basin, a Ramsar Site wetland of international significance. [2]
Tanzania: Lake Eyasi is an endorheic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The lake has dramatic seasonal fluctuations in water and almost dries up in the dry season. Lake Natron: 1,040 km 2 (400 sq mi) Tanzania: Lake Natron is a salt and soda lake. The lake is in the Arusha region near the famous Ol Doinyo Lengai. The lake is famous ...
Map of Tanzania Location of Tanzania Topographic map of Tanzania Köppen climate classification map of Tanzania. Tanzania comprises many lakes, national parks, and Africa's highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m or 19,341 ft). Northeast Tanzania is mountainous, while the central area is part of a large plateau covered in grasslands. The ...
On 26 April 1964, Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The country was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania on 29 October of that year. The name Tanzania is a blend of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and previously had no significance. Under the terms of this union, the Zanzibar Government retains ...
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Evidence also exists for several older Pleistocene precursor lakes that were much larger than the present Lake Magadi. At times, Lake Magadi and Lake Natron were united to form a single larger lake. Lake Magadi is also well known for its extensive deposits of siliceous chert. There are many varieties including bedded cherts that formed in the ...
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Tanzania. Name Elevation Location Last eruption metres feet Coordinates; Burko [1] 2136: 7008 Embulbul [2]--- ...
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