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Kerimasi

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Kerimasi Volcano, also known as Kerimasi (Swahili: Mlima Kerimasi) at 2,602 metres (8, 537 ft) is an extinct shield volcano located in Monduli District of Arusha Region in Tanzania. The majority of the mountain lies in Engaruka Ward, and a quarter of it is in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The volcano is located in the geographic area known as the Crater Highlands and is a shield volcano that last erupted in the Pleistocene.

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