Kenyan Rift Valley lakes

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geographical region lake system

The Kenyan Rift Valley lakes are a chain of tectonic lakes in Kenya’s section of the Great Rift Valley, known for their dramatic landscapes, high salinity or alkalinity in some cases, and rich birdlife including large populations of flamingos.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rift Valley lakes 2
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley 1
Kenyan Rift Valley lakes canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
lake system ⓘ
characterizedBy dramatic landscapes ⓘ
high alkalinity in some lakes ⓘ
high salinity in some lakes ⓘ
steep escarpments ⓘ
volcanic features ⓘ
contains alkaline lakes ⓘ
freshwater lakes ⓘ
saline lakes ⓘ
soda lakes ⓘ
formedBy rifting ⓘ
geologicalOrigin tectonic ⓘ
hasPart Lake Baringo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Bogoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Chala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Elementaita NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Jipe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Kamnarok NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Logipi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Magadi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Naivasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Nakuru NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Oloidien NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Ol’ Bolossat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Simbi Nyaima NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Solai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Sonachi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Turkana NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor migratory birds ⓘ
wetland biodiversity ⓘ
knownFor large flamingo populations ⓘ
rich birdlife ⓘ
locatedIn East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorEconomicActivity birdwatching ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
partOf Great Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs Important Bird Areas ⓘ
Ramsar sites NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports fisheries ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
deforestation in catchments ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
water abstraction ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Magadi → partOf → Kenyan Rift Valley lakes ⓘ
African fish eagle → rangeIncludes → Kenyan Rift Valley lakes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rift Valley lakes
lesser flamingo → distributionRegion → Kenyan Rift Valley lakes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rift Valley lakes
Lake Nakuru → UNESCOProperty → Kenyan Rift Valley lakes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley