🎰 Empakaai Crater

The Empakaai Crater or Embagai is a collapsed volcanic caldera located in the Naiyobi ward of the Ngorongoro District in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is 300 meters high and 6 kilometers wide. The crater is filled by a deep alkaline lake that occupies around 75% of the crater's bottom and is approximately 85 meters deep. The crater is a caldera and is within UNESCO Biosphere Reserve protection program. Empakaai's elevation on the outside is 3,200 m above sea level on the western side and 2,590 m above sea level on the eastern side. Empakaai is nearly always blanketed in mist due to its high altitude, and the lake appears emerald or deep blue in color. The crater is part of the Crater Highlands geographic zone.