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Tanzania

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012.350° S · 36.020° E
Place guide · Lake NatronLake Natron

A highly alkaline salt lake in the Gregory Rift of northern Tanzania, known for its extreme alkalinity, vivid red-orange waters, and as the breeding ground for millions of lesser flamingos.

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023.067° S · 37.356° E
Place guide · Mount KilimanjaroMount Kilimanjaro

The highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing volcano above sea level in the world, rising 5,895 m from the plains of Tanzania near the equator.

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033.167° S · 35.583° E
Place guide · Ngorongoro Conservation AreaNgorongoro Conservation Area

A UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the Ngorongoro Crater, a vast volcanic caldera home to one of Africa's highest concentrations of wildlife, plus Olduvai Gorge paleoanthropological site.

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049.000° S · 37.500° E
Place guide · Selous Game ReserveSelous Game Reserve

A vast wilderness area in southern Tanzania covering 50,000 km², a UNESCO World Heritage Site with exceptional biodiversity and one of the largest concentrations of elephants in Africa.

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052.333° S · 34.833° E
Place guide · Serengeti National ParkSerengeti National Park

A vast savanna wilderness in northern Tanzania, famous for the great wildebeest migration and the largest lion population in Africa, spanning 14,763 km² of endless plains.

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066.162° S · 39.356° E
Place guide · Mji MkongweStone Town, Zanzibar

The historic heart of Zanzibar City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose Swahili architecture reflects 19th-century Arab, Persian, Indian and European influences at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean spice and slave trades.

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