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How big is the Ngorongoro Crater?

The Ngorongoro Crater is about 21 km (13 mi) across.

What is measured: crater diameter

Ngorongoro Crater (21 km) drawn to scale beside the Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km) and Mount Everest (8,849 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km), Mount Everest (8,849 m) and Ngorongoro Crater (21 km).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 2 would fit end to end along a marathon
  • About 2.4× the height of Mount Everest
  • About 7.7× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 25× the height of the Burj Khalifa
  • About 64× the height of the Eiffel Tower

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Facts about Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro is one of the world’s largest intact volcanic calderas and formed when a massive volcano collapsed.

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Ngorongoro Crater
Cho Oyu8,188 m (26,864 ft)0.39×
Makalu8,485 m (27,838 ft)0.4×
Lhotse8,516 m (27,940 ft)0.41×
Kangchenjunga8,586 m (28,169 ft)0.41×
K28,611 m (28,251 ft)0.41×
Colca Canyon10 km (6.21 mi)0.48×
Ngorongoro Crater21 km (13 mi)this page
Olympus Mons21.9 km (13.6 mi)1×
Fish River Canyon27 km (16.8 mi)1.3×
Grand Canyon29 km (18 mi)1.4×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Ngorongoro Crater or Fish River Canyon?

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