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Paka is a shield volcano in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya, an area of widespread geothermal activity. Its name means ochre in the Pokot language. This entity documents Paka specifically as a geological formation, a Kenyan rift shield volcano named for the Pokot word for ochre.

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