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Encyclopedia > Menengai
Menengai
Elevation 2,278 metres (7,474 feet)
Location Kenya
Coordinates 0.20° N 36.07° E
Type Shield volcano
Last eruption 6050 BC (?)

Menengai is a massive shield volcano located in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Farmland occupies the flanks of the volcano. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... Shield volcano A shield volcano is a large volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... Shield volcano A shield volcano is a large volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


Menengai is located ten kilometres north of Nakuru, the fourth largest city in Kenya. Nakuru is northwest of Nairobi, at Lake Nakuru (click map to enlarge) Nakuru, the provincial capital of Kenyas Rift Valley province, with roughly 300,000 inhabitants, and currently the fourth largest urban centre in the country, lies about 1850 m above sea level. ...


References

  • Global Volcanism Program

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Menengai Crater, Nakuru (148 words)
Menengai Crater is an extinct volcano with striking views of Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria as well as the crater itself.
Menengai Crater is a large Caldera, formed by millions of years of volcanic activity.
Legend has it that the Menengai Crater is home to many demons and ghosts and so the crater is referred to as Kirima kia ngoma, "the place of devils".
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