East Africa
Kenya
Turkana County

The Barrier

The Barrier is an active shield volcano located in the north of . It is last known to have erupted in 1921.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,032 metres
  • Description: shield volcano in the north of Kenya
  • Also known as: “Barrier” and “Barrier Volcano”

The Barrier

Latitude
2.3228° or 2° 19′ 22″ north
Longitude
36.5867° or 36° 35′ 12″ east
Elevation
1,032 metres (3,386 feet)
Open location code
6GJR8HFP+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7554234238
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q808918
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Satellite Map

Discover The Barrier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“The Barrier” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركان الحاجز”
  • Catalan: “Barrier (volcà)”
  • Catalan: “Barrier”
  • Chinese: “貝瑞爾火山”
  • Dutch: “Barrier”
  • French: “Barrier”
  • German: “Barrier”
  • Japanese: “バリアー山”
  • Ladin: “Barrier”
  • Persian: “آتشفشان بریر”
  • Russian: “Барриер (вулкан)”
  • Russian: “Барриер”
  • Slovak: “Nagaramasaina”
  • Slovak: “The Barrier”
  • Spanish: “Barrier (volcán)”
  • Spanish: “Barrier”
  • Swahili: “Barrier”
  • Ukrainian: “Бар’єр (вулкан)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бар’єр”

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