Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania
The Maasai's Mountain of God, the only volcano known to erupt carbonatite lava.
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- Tanzania
- Position
- -2.7640, 35.9140
- Area
- 10 × 10 km
- Real elevation
- 815 to 2,930 m (2,115 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:66,700
- Heights
- 1.5× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Heat map
- Group
- Volcanoes and craters
About Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania
Ol Doinyo Lengai is an active stratovolcano in northern Tanzania. It consists of a volcanic cone with two craters, the northern of which has erupted during historical time. Uniquely for volcanoes on Earth, it has erupted natrocarbonatite, an unusually low temperature and highly fluid type of magma. Eruptions in 2007–2008 affected the surrounding region.
From Wikipedia: Ol Doinyo Lengai, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania
Where is Ol Doinyo Lengai?
Ol Doinyo Lengai is in Tanzania at -2.7640, 35.9140. The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Ol Doinyo Lengai model?
The land in this model runs from 815 to 2,930 m (2,115 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 1.5 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Ol Doinyo Lengai?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 52.6 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:66,700. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Ol Doinyo Lengai model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Ol Doinyo Lengai model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Ol Doinyo Lengai terrain model good for?
People use it as a geology lesson you can hold, a classroom model or a desk piece.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square centered on -2.7640, 35.9140. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:66,700. The heights are exaggerated 1.5× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
