Paka
Paka is a shield volcano located in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Geothermal activity is widespread in Paka. Paka means "ochre" in Pokot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Paka
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,697 metres
- Description: shield volcano in Kenya
- Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Baringo, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.9192° or 0° 55′ 9″ northLongitude
36.1912° or 36° 11′ 28″ eastElevation
1,697 metres (5,568 feet)Open location code
6GGRW59R+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2461271924OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoWikidata ID
Q3025773
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Paka” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Пака”
- Catalan: “Paka”
- Cebuano: “Paka”
- Chinese: “帕卡山”
- Dutch: “Paka”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پاكا”
- French: “Paka”
- Greek: “Ηφαίστειο Πάκα”
- Japanese: “パカ”
- Ladin: “Paka”
- Persian: “آتشفشان پاکا”
- Slovak: “Paka”
- Slovak: “Pakka”
- Spanish: “Paka (volcán)”
- Spanish: “Paka”
- Swahili: “Paka (volkeno)”
- Swahili: “Paka”
- Swedish: “Paka”
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