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Nyambeni Hills
Shield volcano · 750 m · Kenya
Nyambeni Hills sits on the Somali Plate, in a rift zone.
- Elevation
- 750 m
- Type
- Shield volcano
- 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.
- 32 kmMeru47,000 people
- 93 kmNanyuki36,000 people
- 96 kmEmbu59,000 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