Menengai
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| Menengai | |
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 Menengai Crater - view from the edge |
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| Elevation | 2,278 m (7,474 ft) |
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 Menengai
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| Location | Kenya |
| Coordinates | 0°12′S 36°04′E / 0.20°S 36.07°ECoordinates: 0°12′S 36°04′E / 0.20°S 36.07°E |
| Geology | |
| Type | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption | 6050 BC (?) |
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| Easiest route | via taking the north east route for bus |
Menengai Crater is a massive shield volcano with one of the biggest calderas in the world, located in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Farmland occupies its flanks.
Menengai is located 10 km (6 mi) north of Nakuru, the fourth-biggest city in Kenya.
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- "Menengai". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0202-06%3D. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
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