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Lake Turkana is a unique feature of the East African landscape. Besides being a permanent desert lake, it is the only lake that retains the waters originating from two separate catchment areas of the Nile. The Lake Turkana drainage basin draws its waters mainly from Kenya Highlands and Ethiopian Highlands. A map of lake turkana
Lake Turkana National Parks is a group of three national parks located around Lake Turkana in Kenya. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 and expanded in 2001. Reasons for the park's importance include its use as a stopping point for migratory birds , as a breeding ground for the Nile crocodile , hippopotamus , and snakes .
It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 as a part of Lake Turkana National Parks. Sibiloi National Park is located on the wild and rugged shores of Lake Turkana – the cradle of mankind - Sibiloi is home to important archaeological sites including Koobi Fora where the fossil remains have contributed more to the understanding of ...
The Turkana District was an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya.It was the northwesternmost district in the country and is bordered by Uganda to the west; South Sudan and Ethiopia (including the disputed Ilemi Triangle) to the north and northeast; and Lake Turkana to the east.
Eliye Springs Hotel Resort, Turkana Eliye Springs , also known as Ille Springs , is a remote village on the western shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya , near the mouth of Turkwel River . It is located 50 kilometres east of Lodwar and 40 kilometres south of Kalokol .
The highest point on the dominantly basaltic island reaches 550 m, about 190 m above the lake surface. An E-W-trending chain of small explosion craters cuts the eastern side of the 3-km-wide island. Several small islands to the SE represent partially submerged crater rims, and other cones and lava plugs lie beneath the lake surface near the island.
Loiyangalani is a small town located on the southeastern coast of Lake Turkana in Kenya. [1] The town has a population of 5,117. [2] Loiyangalani means "a place of many trees" in the native Samburu tongue. It is home to the Rendille and Elmollo People but now has other Kenyan communities like the Turkana, Luo, Meru, and Somali.
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