Lake Turkana, Kenya
From series “The Unesco World Heritage Sites in Africa”
In Kenya, is one of the world’s most important natural attractions - Lake Turkana, also known under another name – Lake Rudolph. This lake lies on the territory of the Great Reef valley. Its depth is relatively small and is on average of about 30 meters. At the same time the size of the lake is quite impressive; Its length is about 290 km, and the latitude is about 32 km. The general surface of the water basin is 6405 sqm.
The discoverers of the lake are the Austrian explorer Ludwig von Henel and the Hungarian traveller Samuel Teleki. They named the lake after the Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf. The current name has been given to Lake Turkana in the 1970s. Today the two names are used in different sources. The beautiful lake, on whose territory there are several volcanic islands, has a lot of interesting features.
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