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Elmenteita Badlands
Pyroclastic cone · 2,126 m · Kenya
Elmenteita Badlands sits on the Somali Plate, in a rift zone.
- Elevation
- 2,126 m
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- Somali Plate
- Country
- Kenya
- Last Eruption
- unknown
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 44,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 27 kmNaivasha44,000 people
- 36 kmNakuru365,000 people
- 79 kmNyeri51,000 people
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata