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The Barrier
Shield volcano · 1,032 m · Kenya
The Barrier sits on the Somali Plate, in a rift zone. 12 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1921.
- Elevation
- 1,032 m
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Trachyte / Trachydacite
- Plate
- Somali Plate
- Country
- Kenya
- Last Eruption
- 1921
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 12
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 2
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
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