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Возвышаясь над африканскими равнинами на 2962 метра, издали Оль Дойньо Ленгаи похож на одинокую гору, покрытую снегом. Однако белый цвет его вершины объясняется совсем другой причиной — это единственный в мире вулкан, лава которого богата карбонатными материалами.
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Vulcan Ol Doynyo Lengai located in northern part of Tanzania belongs to acting, however his first eruption was registered only half a century back. Local tribes Masayev call this volcano the Mountain of God.
Towering over the African plains on 2962 meters, from a distance Ol Doynyo Lengai is similar to the lonely mountain covered with snow. However white color of its top is explained absolutely by other reason — it is the only volcano in the world which lava is rich with carbonate materials.
Stiffening, the carbonate of sodium gets the shade misleading uninitiated people. Such unusual structure does the lava following from a muzzle slow dense black streams, is almost twice colder than the usual.
Despite rather low temperature of a lava — about 500-600C — threat of eruptions forces locals to be constantly on the alert. The last eruption was recorded in September, 2007. Ashes then overcame distance in 18 kilometers and reached the villages located nearby.
Thanks to that the lava has unique structure, it, stiffening, Ol Doynyo Lengai creates in vicinities a unique landscape, to see which it is impossible in any other corner of the planet. A soft luminescence of lava streams in twilight, black color which is changed brown at water hit, the volcano top which is wrapped up with false snow — an unforgettable picture. It seems that masa not for nothing called this volcano the Mountain of God — after all similar to it isn't present on Earth anywhere, so, interest of tourists in this place won't run low soon.