Shetani lava flow

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Shetani lava flow is a vast, rugged expanse of black volcanic rock in Kenya, famed for its dramatic landscape and local legends about its fiery origins.

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Shetani lava flow canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lava field ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access road access from Tsavo West National Park entrances ⓘ
age Holocene ⓘ
approximateLength about 8 kilometers ⓘ
approximateWidth about 1.6 kilometers ⓘ
associatedWith Swahili word shetani ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
closestTown Mtito Andei ⓘ
color black ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
culturalSignificance site of local myths about fiery spirits ⓘ
estimatedAge a few hundred years ⓘ
formationProcess volcanic eruption ⓘ
geologicalType basaltic lava flow ⓘ
governedBy Kenya Wildlife Service ⓘ
hasFeature lava caves ⓘ
scoria cones nearby ⓘ
sharp jagged rocks ⓘ
hasReputation haunted landscape in local folklore ⓘ
hazard difficult walking terrain ⓘ
languageOfName Swahili ⓘ
locatedIn Tsavo region ⓘ
southern Kenya ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Tsavo West National Park ⓘ
linked to: Tsavo National Park
nameMeaning devil in Swahili ⓘ
near Chyulu Hills ⓘ
Mombasa–Nairobi road ⓘ
notableFor dramatic landscape ⓘ
local legends ⓘ
partOf Great Rift Valley volcanic province ⓘ
rockType basalt ⓘ
surfaceMaterial volcanic rock ⓘ
terrain rugged ⓘ
touristActivity guided walks ⓘ
photography ⓘ
usedFor geological study ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
vegetation sparse ⓘ

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Tsavo National Park → hasAttraction → Shetani lava flow ⓘ
Tsavo region → notableFeature → Shetani lava flow ⓘ