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    The Rift Valley lakes are a series of lakes in the East African Rift valley that runs through eastern Africa from Ethiopia in the north to Malawi in the...
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    generally the valley is likely to be filled with sedimentary deposits derived from the rift flanks and the surrounding areas. In many cases rift lakes are formed...
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    elongated lakes, called ribbon lakes, exist on the floor of this rift valley: Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika are examples of such lakes. The region...
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    main lakes in the Kenyan Rift Valley. From north to south, the names of these lakes are Lake Turkana, Lake Logipi, Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru...
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    within rift valleys and may be very deep. Rift lakes may be bounded by large steep cliffs along the fault margins. Lake Baikal, in Siberia Lake Balaton...
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    African Great Lakes (Swahili: Maziwa Makuu; Kinyarwanda: Ibiyaga bigari) are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around...
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    Ethiopia Rift Valley lakes are the northernmost of the African Rift Valley Lakes. The Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes occupy the floor of the rift valley between...
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    EARS. Many of the African Great Lakes lie within the Rift Valley. A series of distinct rift basins, the East African Rift System extends over thousands...
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    Rift Valley Province (Swahili: Mkoa wa Bonde la Ufa) of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the 2013 Kenyan general election...
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    Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley lakes, located at an elevation of 1,754 m (5,755 ft) above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift...
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  • group of lakes in the East African Rift Rift Valley fever, mild to severe viral disease Great Rift Valley (disambiguation) Jordan Rift Valley Waimangu...
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    levels in the Rift Valley Lakes have since varied considerably, with several of the lakes almost drying up several times. The water level for Lake Naivasha...
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    north of the equator. Lake Bogoria, like Lake Nakuru, Lake Elementeita, and Lake Magadi further south in the Rift Valley, and Lake Logipi to the north,...
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    cichlids; a group that is very diverse in other Rift Valley lakes. Of the six haplochromines in Lake Albert, four are endemic (Haplochromis albertianus...
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    lake is relatively foggy. Various species of flamingoes and birds that frequent the lake are found at its southern end. O'a Caldera Rift Valley lakes...
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    of Lake Albert to the southern end of Lake Tanganyika. The geographical term includes the valley and the surrounding mountains. The Albertine Rift and...
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    program The lake with flamingos Ol Doinyo Lengai seen from Lake Natron Rift Valley lakes The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos "Eastern Africa:...
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    of Gilgil is near the lake. In the south-to-north sequence of Rift Valley lakes, Elmenteita is between Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru. Along the nearby...
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    Lake Turkana (/tɜːrˈkɑːnə, -ˈkæn-/) is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, in northern Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It...
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    scientists, Lake Hawassa is the most studied of the Rift Valley lakes in Ethiopia. According to William Taylor, a member of the African Lakes and Rivers...
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    two endemics (P. bourgaultae and P. idjwiensis). Among Rift Valley lakes, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria are the only other with endemic freshwater crabs...
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    rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake....
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    of helium gas was discovered in Lake Rukwa worth $3.5 billion. Rift Valley lakes Lake Rukwa Bathymetry Survey Final Report 2014 "Rukwa Uwanda Game Reserve"...
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    Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Kenyan Rift Valley lakes, with a surface area of 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and an...
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  • lakes of Ethiopia, located completely or partially within the country's borders. Lake Chelelektu Lake Gargori Lake Laitali Lakes portal Rift Valley lakes...
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    first explored the region. The name "Lake Margherita" (Lago Margherita) is still used in Italy. Rift Valley lakes "Information on Fisheries Management...
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    Hora-Dambal, also known as Lake Zway or Dambal (Oromo: Hora Dambal, Amharic: ዟይ ሐይቅ), is one of the freshwater Rift Valley lakes of Ethiopia. It is the home...
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    the lake may be in better condition. Lakes portal Rift Valley lakes Luapula River Luvua River Kalungwishi River Kazembe Katanga Province Msiri Lake Mweru...
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    and the western Pacific Ocean. Several species are endemic to the Rift Valley lakes in Africa. Currently, 11 recognized species are placed in this genus:...
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    lake. Lake Malawi (1967) Mwaya Beach Beach at Cape Maclear near Monkey Bay Malawi is one of the major Rift Valley lakes and an ancient lake. The lake...
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