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Ngorongoro-Lengai Aspiring Geopark The Ngorongoro Lengai Geopark is located in North-West part of Tanzania. It is confined to the North by lake Natron and Kenyan border and to the North-West by Serenge Naonal Park. Its highest point is the Oldonyo Lengai (2,962 m), sacred mountain for Maasai populaon which is also the unique acve volcano of calcarenite in the world. The Geopark covers an area of 11.895 sq km with a populaon of 230.506 p., mainly Maasai populaon. The Geopark geological history begins 500 millions years ago with granites and gneiss which can be seen in the North (Gol mountains) and in the West around Eyasi lake. The Geopark territory lies in the eastern branch of the East Africa Ri. Riing started in the Early Miocene (20 millions years) and is sll connuing today. Geopark landscapes are connected with acve volcanism which was sll present 2,5 millions years ago and which has generated different craters: Ngorongoro caldera, Olmo and Empakaai crater,... The Oldoinyo Lengai is sll acve and It last erupon was in 2013.These erupng volcanoes that formed the Ngorongoro lanscapes were watched by earliest prehistoric men. In the North, is the world-famous Olduvai Gorge which contains some of the oldest evidence of hominoids, preserved by the volcanic ash, 1,8 million years ago. The Ngorongoro-Lengai Geopark is linking its geological heritage with its stunning natural heritage and its material and intangible heritage, involving its local populaon represenng a huge human diversity with local ethnic groups as: Masai, Iraqw, Datoga, Hadzabe,..The Geopark is offering a new discovery of this world famous territory based on a new meeng between the me of the Earth and the me of the Mankind thus to provide an integrated sustainable development to the direct benefice of its populaon. The Geopark can be visited, with local guides, through 3 "discovery routes " (North, South and Caldera route). Geopark area located inside the Conservaon area (NCC) 3
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Page 9 and 10: The North route This one day route
Page 11 and 12: The North route 6 Malanja depressio
Page 13 and 14: The North route 11 Leakey Camp © w
Page 15 and 16: The North route 15 Nasera rock © w
Page 17 and 18: The North route 21 Rüppell's vultu
Page 19 and 20: The Caldera The North route route 2
Page 23 and 24: The Caldera The North route route B
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Page 29 and 30: The South North Route route 44 Iraq
Page 31 and 32: The South North Route route © www.
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