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5 interesting Fact About Ngorongoro Crater. Standing proudly in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area ofย Tanzaniaย is the Ngorongoro Crater. This highly visitedย Africanย attraction is the worldโs largest inactive, unbroken and unfilled volcanic caldera. What else is there to know about this natural wonder? Find out with our top five interesting facts about theย Ngorongoro Crater.
1. The Ngorongoro Crater was formed when a large volcano erupted and collapsed on itself. This explosion created a caldera approximately two and a half million years ago.
2. When it was a volcano itโs thought to have been a similar size to Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the worldโs highest mountains. Estimates of the volcanoโs original height vary betweenย 4,500 to 5,800 metres.ย The crater itself is about 610 metres deep and 260 kilometres squared.
3. Approximately 40,000 people live in the conservation area. They share the land with an incredible amount of wildlife. There are around 30,000 animals ranging from leopard, cheetah, elephant and hyena to warthog, buffalo and impala. Itโs also one of the best places to see the endangered black rhino and black-maned male lions.
4. You wonโt find any giraffes in the crater. Itโs thought they canโt enter as the sides are too steep for them to walk down. However youโll still be able to find them around the crater.
5. The Ngorongoro Crater along with two others in the region (Olmoti and Empakai) were enlisted as anย UNESCOย World Heritage Site in 1979. Itโs also one of the Sevensย Natural Wondersย of Africa.