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The Ngong Hills are peaks in a ridge along the Great Rift Valley, located southwest near Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word "Ngong" is an Anglicization of a Maasai phrase "enkong'u emuny" meaning rhinoceros spring, and this name derives from a spring located near Ngong Town.
Ngong Hills Forest Reserve is the protected area of the larger Ngong Hills, Ngong, Kenya. The reserve is located on the southern tip of the Rift Valley region, 25 kilometres (16 miles) away from Kenya's capital, Nairobi. With the tallest peak standing at an altitude of 2,460 meters (8,070 ft) above sea level, [citation needed] it is the highest ...
Ngong is a town near the Ngong Hills along the Great Rift Valley within Kajiado County, located in the southwest of Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word "Ngong" is a Maasai word derived from the word "enkong'u" meaning both "the 'eye'" and " eye of water " or thus spring of water.
Ngong Hills Wind Power Station. The power station is located in the northern foothills of Ngong Hills, near the town of Ngong, in Kajiado County, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi), by road, southwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. [1]
The Ngong Hills, located to the west of the city, are the most prominent geographical feature of the Nairobi area. Mount Kenya is situated north of Nairobi, and Mount Kilimanjaro is towards the south-east. [45] The Nairobi River and its tributaries traverse through the Nairobi County and joins the larger River Athi on the eastern edge of the ...
Mount Suswa is a shield volcano located between Narok and Nairobi. Lava flows from the most recent eruptions are still not covered by vegetation, and may be no more than one hundred years old. [ 10 ] Lake Magadi is the most southern rift valley lake in Kenya, although the northern end of Lake Natron in Tanzania reaches into Kenya.
Ngong Forest is one of the few natural forests in the capital city of Kenya. It is located along Ngong Road , 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) from Nairobi 's central business district. [ 1 ] Managed by the Ngong Road Forest Sanctuaries, [ 2 ] this habitat of indigenous trees is home to many wild animals, including leopards , spotted hyenas , and Cape ...
The Kipeto Power Station is located in the foothills of Ngong Hills, in Kajiado County, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi), by road, south of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country. [2] The geographical coordinates of Kipeto Wind Farm are 01°43'09.0"S, 36°41'40.0"E (Latitude:-1.719167; Longitude:36.694444). [3]