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Ngorongoro Crater

inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera
Place caldera Q3002224
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Summary

Ngorongoro Crater is a caldera[1]. It draws 1,473 Wikipedia views per month (caldera category, ranking #7 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arusha Region[3]
  • Country: Tanzania[4]
  • Instance of: crater[5]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1700 m[6]
  • Area: 326 km²[7]
  • Diameter: 22.5 km[8]
  • Vertical depth: 610 m[9]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ngorongoro Crater include Ngorongoro Conservation Area[10], a protected area[11], in Tanzania[12], founded in 1959[13].

Why It Matters

Ngorongoro Crater is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for it include Ngorongoro Conservation Area[10], a protected area[11], in Tanzania[12], founded in 1959[13].

Related Entities

Bernhard Grzimek Tanzania

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Arusha Region
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -3.1776, 'lon': 35.5709}, {'lat': -3.1666666666667, 'lon': 35.583333333333}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1700'}
    Country → Tanzania
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Idref id: 031186807"
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