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Crater Highlands

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Sites: 1 - Laetoli (Australopithecus sp., Paranthropus aethiopicus) 2 - Olduvai (Paranthropus boisei, Homo habilis) 3 - Eyasi (Homo sapiens) Volcanoes: 4 - Sadiman 5 - Lemagrut 6 - Oldeani 7 - Ngorongoro 8 - Olmoti 9 - Empakaai 10 - Kerimasi 11 - Ol Doinyo
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Zaitsev, A., Marks, M., Wenzel, T., Spratt, J., Sharygin, V., Strekopytov, S., & Markl, G. (2012). Mineralogy, geochemistry and petrology of the phonolitic to nephelinitic Sadiman volcano, Crater Highlands, Tanzania. Lithos, 152, 66-83.
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There are a variety of scenic walks and hikes requiring various fitness levels, as well as trips to the famous
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volcanoes (Ngorongoro also contains trachydacite) and the 1.6-1.5 Ma Oldeani basalt-trachyandesite volcano.
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Topographical map of the Crater Highlands, looking from the north to the southwest.
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The following are considered to be within the Crater Highlands:
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Geologic region along the East African Rift in Tanzania
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3°05′05″S 35°40′54″E / 3.08472°S 35.68167°E / -3.08472; 35.68167

Swahili
geological
East African Rift
Arusha Region
Manyara Region
Tanzania
basalt
trachybasalt
trachyandesite
spreading zone
tectonic plates
African Plate
Somali Plate
craters
calderas
volcanoes
Magma

Empakaai Crater
Olmoti Crater
Gelai Mountain
Kitumbeine Volcano
Lake Eyasi
Meto Hills
Mount Loolmalasin
Ngorongoro Crater
Lemagrut
Sadiman volcano

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