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Athi Plains, Machakos, Kenya


Alternative Names:Athi Plain, Athi Plains
Type:Plain(s) - an extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area
Mindat.org Region:Machakos County, Kenya
Region:Machakos, Kenya
Latitude:1° 25' 17" S
Longitude:36° 53' 54" E
Lat/Long (dec):-1.4215,36.8984
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Feature ID:200788
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:200788:5
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Unnamed quarry no. 1, Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 23' 4" S36° 43' 38" E19.5km (12.1 miles)
Ngong Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 24' 22" S36° 38' 38" E28.3km (17.6 miles)
Unnamed quarry no. 2, Embulbul, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 20' 2" S36° 39' 28" E28.4km (17.7 miles)
Engusero Sambu dravite occurrence, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 28' 59" S36° 34' 59" E35.7km (22.2 miles)
Ol Esayeiti Volcano, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 30' 0" S36° 34' 59" E36.1km (22.4 miles)
Olorgesailie Mountain, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 41' 34" S36° 25' 39" E60.4km (37.5 miles)
Cave No. 36, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 44" S36° 24' 25" E63.6km (39.5 miles)
Cave No. 18A, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 54" S36° 24' 16" E63.6km (39.5 miles)
Cave No. 9, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 51" S36° 24' 17" E63.7km (39.6 miles)
Cave No. 14C, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 58" S36° 24' 7" E63.8km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 14A, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 53" S36° 24' 9" E63.8km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 13A, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 50" S36° 24' 11" E63.8km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 24, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 57" S36° 24' 7" E63.8km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 13C, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 50" S36° 24' 11" E63.8km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 22, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 58" S36° 24' 5" E63.9km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 13B, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 51" S36° 24' 9" E63.9km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 5, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 37" S36° 24' 16" E63.9km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 4, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 41" S36° 24' 13" E63.9km (39.7 miles)
Cave No. 14B, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 54" S36° 24' 5" E63.9km (39.7 miles)
Naota Cave, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 9' 48" S36° 22' 48" E64.4km (40.0 miles)
Shanamu Hills, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 39' 11" S36° 21' 56" E64.6km (40.1 miles)
Cave No. 18, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 0" S36° 23' 48" E65.2km (40.5 miles)
Edenyuo Nape Cave, Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 7' 46" S36° 22' 55" E65.9km (41.0 miles)
Mount Suswa (Suswa Volcano), Kajiado County, Kenya1° 6' 54" S36° 21' 25" E69.2km (43.0 miles)
Longonot Volcano, Nakuru County, Kenya0° 55' 0" S36° 27' 0" E75.1km (46.6 miles)
Masokani Hill, Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya1° 55' 0" S37° 25' 0" E79.7km (49.5 miles)
Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni County, Kenya2° 1' 0" S37° 22' 0" E84.2km (52.3 miles)
Lake Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya1° 54' 32" S36° 16' 18" E88.3km (54.8 miles)
Olkaria volcano, Hell’s Gate National Park, Nakuru County, Kenya0° 54' 14" S36° 17' 31" E88.6km (55.1 miles)
Lake Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya0° 49' 10" S36° 17' 34" E94.9km (59.0 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
Tanzanian Eastern Granulites, African PlateOrogenic Belt
KenyaCountry
Eastern Province, KenyaProvince
Machakos County, KenyaCounty
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Kenya, Machakos118.22.0.0.0.0
Kenya, Machakos, Mavoko118.22.140.0.0.0
Kenya, Machakos, Mavoko, Athi River118.22.140.670.0.0
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