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Kikuyu Escarpment Forest, Kiambu, Kenya


Alternative Names:Gikuyu Escarpment Forest Reserve, Kikuyu Escarpment Forest
Type:Forest(s) - an area dominated by tree vegetation
Mindat.org Region:Kiambu County, Kenya
Region:Kiambu, Kenya
Latitude:0° 54' 4" S
Longitude:36° 42' 13" E
Lat/Long (dec):-0.90112,36.70377
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Feature ID:192124
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:192124:3
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Longonot Volcano, Nakuru County, Kenya0° 55' 0" S36° 27' 0" E28.3km (17.6 miles)
Cave No. 36, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 44" S36° 24' 25" E41.6km (25.9 miles)
Cave No. 5, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 37" S36° 24' 16" E41.7km (25.9 miles)
Cave No. 18, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 0" S36° 23' 48" E41.7km (25.9 miles)
Cave No. 4, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 41" S36° 24' 13" E41.8km (26.0 miles)
Cave No. 9, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 51" S36° 24' 17" E41.9km (26.1 miles)
Cave No. 18A, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 54" S36° 24' 16" E42.0km (26.1 miles)
Cave No. 13C, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 50" S36° 24' 11" E42.0km (26.1 miles)
Cave No. 13A, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 50" S36° 24' 11" E42.1km (26.1 miles)
Cave No. 13B, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 51" S36° 24' 9" E42.1km (26.2 miles)
Cave No. 14A, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 53" S36° 24' 9" E42.2km (26.2 miles)
Cave No. 14B, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 54" S36° 24' 5" E42.3km (26.3 miles)
Cave No. 24, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 57" S36° 24' 7" E42.3km (26.3 miles)
Cave No. 14C, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 58" S36° 24' 7" E42.3km (26.3 miles)
Cave No. 22, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 58" S36° 24' 5" E42.3km (26.3 miles)
Edenyuo Nape Cave, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 46" S36° 22' 55" E43.9km (27.3 miles)
Nyeri and Kijabe Volcanic Areas, Nyeri County, Kenya0° 30' 0" S36° 45' 0" E44.9km (27.9 miles)
Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 6' 54" S36° 21' 25" E45.3km (28.2 miles)
Olkaria volcano, Hell’s Gate National Park, Nakuru County, Kenya0° 54' 14" S36° 17' 31" E45.8km (28.4 miles)
Naota Cave, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 9' 48" S36° 22' 48" E46.3km (28.8 miles)
Lake Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya0° 49' 10" S36° 17' 34" E46.6km (28.9 miles)
Unnamed quarry no. 2, Embulbul, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 20' 2" S36° 39' 28" E48.4km (30.1 miles)
Unnamed quarry no. 1, Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 23' 4" S36° 43' 38" E53.8km (33.4 miles)
Ngong Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 24' 22" S36° 38' 38" E56.6km (35.1 miles)
Eburru Volcanic Complex, Nakuru County, Kenya0° 39' 0" S36° 15' 0" E57.7km (35.8 miles)
Engusero Sambu dravite occurrence, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 28' 59" S36° 34' 59" E66.1km (41.1 miles)
Ol Esayeiti Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 30' 0" S36° 34' 59" E67.9km (42.2 miles)
Mau-Mau Cave, Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Kenya0° 18' 39" S36° 57' 46" E71.6km (44.5 miles)
Nakuru Volcanic Area, Nakuru County, Kenya0° 14' 59" S36° 13' 54" E89.4km (55.6 miles)
Shanamu Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 39' 11" S36° 21' 56" E91.7km (57.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
North-Central Gregory Rift basin, African PlateBasin
Tanzanian Eastern Granulites, African PlateOrogenic Belt
KenyaCountry
Central Province, KenyaCounty
Kiambu County, KenyaCounty
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Kenya, Kiambu, Lari118.13.86.0.0.0
Kenya, Kiambu, Lari, Kinale118.13.86.409.0.0
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