Menengai Crater
Menengai Crater is a crater in Nakuru County, Kenya and has an elevation of 2,278 metres. Menengai Crater is situated nearby to the area Maili Tisa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Menengai.
Menengai
Volcano
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Menengai Crater is a massive shield volcano with one of the biggest calderas in the world, in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. It is the largest volcano caldera in Kenya and the second largest volcano caldera in Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakuru.
Nakuru
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
Nakuru is a city in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. It is the capital of Nakuru County, and it is the fourth largest city in Kenya and the largest in the Rift Valley region.
Menengai Crater
- Type: Crater
- Also known as: “Meningai Crater”
- Category: landform
- Location: Nakuru County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-0.2038° or 0° 12′ 14″ southLongitude
36.07332° or 36° 4′ 24″ eastElevation
2,278 metres (7,474 feet)Open location code
6GFRQ3WF+F8GeoNames ID
186873
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Menengai Forest and Menengai.
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