Mount Kulal is an eroded-down
extinct volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ...
located in northern
Kenya
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, just east of
Lake Turkana. The mountain has an elevation of . The lakeside town of
Loiyangalani is located west of Mount Kulal.
Mount Kulal has been a
biosphere reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
since 1978.
Mount Kulal is the only place where
Kulal white-eye (''Zosterops kulalensis'') has been found.
See also
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List of Ultras of Africa
This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Africa. Also shown is Mount Catherine in Sinai, Egypt which is not geographically part of Africa. Not listed here are the 5 Ultras of the Can ...
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Volcanoes of Kenya
National parks of Kenya
Extinct volcanoes
Biosphere reserves of Kenya
Pliocene shield volcanoes
Pleistocene shield volcanoes
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