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Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is one of the most alkaline of the Rift system. As its waters evaporate in the intense heat,sodium sesquicarbonate,known as trona or natron,solidifies to resemble giant coral heads in brightly coloured water. Visible beyond the lake is Shompole volcano,a dormant volcano,situated on the border of Kenya and Tanzania.
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Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is one of the most alkaline of the Rift system.As its waters evaporate in the intense heat, sodium sesquicarbonate, known as trona or natron, solidifies to resemble giant coral heads in brightly coloured water. Visible beyond the lake is Ol doinyo Lengai the only active volcano in the Gregory Rift.
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In the late afternoon,lesser flamingos feed on Lake Natron with Shompole volcano (situated on the border of Kenya and Tanzania) in the distance at the northern end of the lake. Lake Natron is one of the most alkaline of the Rift system yet lesser flamingos breed there each year.
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Ol doinyo Lengai, The Maasais Mountain of God, is the only active volcano in the Gregory Rift.An important section of the eastern branch of Africas Great Rift Valley.This 9,400-foot-high volcano still discharges rare carbonatite lavas, which turn white on exposure to air.
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