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Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano - John Seach
Tanzania
2.751 S, 35.902 E
summit elevation 2890 m
Stratovolcano
The volcano has an impressive cone shape and rises above the plain from Lake Natron. The cone is composed of ash and reaches a maximum slope of 42 deg.
Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano has the coolest lava of any volcano. It erupts at less than 600 deg C. Most eruptions at the volcano are small. Larger than normal eruptions occurred in 1917 when vegetation was destroyed on the volcano and ashfall caused destruction of grazing land and death of herds of masai cattle. An eruption in 1940-41 lasted for six months and ash fell 100 km from the volcano.
During July 2007 there were a series of shallow focus earthquakes around the volcano followed by a significant ash eruptions in September and October 2007. In early 2008 explosive eruptions and pyroclastic flows were occurring at the volcano, making summit climbs dangerous.
Ol Doinyo Lengai Trips 2008
African volcano adventures with John Seach. Trips planned to Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in 2008. Due to ongoing ash eruptions, climbing to the crater is not possible. We will view the volcano from surrounding Masaii lands.
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Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano Eruptions
2007-08, 2001-06, 1994-98, 1983-93, 1969?, 1967, 1960-66, 1958, 1955, 1954, 1940-41, 1926, 1921, 1916-17, 1914-15, 1882-83, 1880.