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112: 29: 105: 868: 219:. The volcano formed about 200,000 years ago and the prominent 12 x 8 km caldera formed about 8000 years ago. The caldera floor is covered with numerous post caldera lava flows. The Menengai volcano is considered one of the best-preserved 223:-style calderas in the world. Menengai has very little sediment in the caldera which is a thick mass of lava boulders and inaccessible ridges. Volcanic activity continues and a current project under the 978: 443: 909: 963: 436: 938: 973: 902: 351: 299: 958: 429: 404: 61: 104: 895: 715: 705: 695: 735: 730: 54: 933: 928: 725: 161: 215:. Volcanic formed rich loam soils enrich the adjacent farmland around its flanks. The crater is on the floor of the 968: 720: 700: 243: 710: 953: 452: 266: 204: 679: 740: 271: 948: 817: 149: 28: 875: 745: 542: 547: 644: 532: 501: 943: 603: 466: 248: 355: 303: 879: 847: 654: 552: 537: 511: 486: 476: 196: 154: 922: 842: 807: 791: 674: 659: 608: 562: 822: 669: 664: 634: 593: 588: 578: 481: 176: 867: 812: 639: 618: 613: 598: 583: 557: 516: 216: 377: 261: 827: 76: 63: 649: 421: 326: 837: 786: 471: 220: 832: 771: 766: 506: 200: 781: 776: 761: 491: 231: 212: 44: 224: 208: 137: 425: 227:
is at an advanced stage towards geothermal power generation.
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Elevation
Coordinates
0°12′S 36°04′E / 0.20°S 36.07°E / -0.20; 36.07
Menengai is located in Kenya
Kenya
Mountain type
Shield volcano
Last eruption
Easiest route
shield volcano
calderas
Great Rift Valley, Kenya
Kenya
Africa
Rift Valley
Krakatau
GDC
Nakuru
List of volcanoes in Kenya
Menengai Forest
"Menengai"
Global Volcanism Program
Smithsonian Institution
"Menengai Crater"
the original
"Menengai Volcano - John Seach"
"Menengai Crater"
the original
"Menengai Crater Kenya / Rift Valley / Nakuru /"

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