Menengai Crater
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Menengai Crater is a massive, geologically active caldera in Kenya’s Rift Valley, known as one of the largest volcanic calderas in the world and a prominent feature of the East African Rift.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ |
| area | about 90 square kilometers ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| countryProjectOwner | Government of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | about 12 kilometers ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2278 meters above sea level
ⓘ
about 7474 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| formationType | shield volcano caldera ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Holocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalStatus |
dormant volcano
ⓘ
geothermally active ⓘ |
| geothermalDevelopment | Menengai geothermal project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geothermalOperator | Geothermal Development Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fumarolic activity
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geothermal steam vents ⓘ lava domes ⓘ lava flows ⓘ steep crater walls ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
basalt
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rhyolite ⓘ trachyte ⓘ |
| hasUse |
electricity generation potential
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geothermal energy production ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | Menengai viewpoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProtectedArea | no formal national park status ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest volcanic calderas in the world
ⓘ
extensive geothermal resources ⓘ panoramic views over Lake Nakuru region ⓘ |
| lastEruption | Holocene ⓘ |
| length | about 8 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East African Rift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rift Valley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Nakuru County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nakuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Swahili ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Lake Nakuru National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Lake Nakuru basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gregory Rift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | continental rift ⓘ |
| tourismType |
geotourism destination
ⓘ
hiking destination ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | East African Rift volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicField | Menengai volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 12 kilometers ⓘ |
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