Lake Naivasha
E81767
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, renowned for its rich birdlife, hippo populations, and surrounding flower farms and wildlife conservancies.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
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lake → |
| averageDepth |
about 6 metres
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| basinCountry |
Kenya
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| climateZone |
tropical highland
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| continent |
Africa
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| country |
Kenya
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| economicActivity |
fishing
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floriculture → tourism → |
| ecosystemType |
wetland ecosystem
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| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 1884 metres
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| habitatFor |
African fish eagle
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cormorants → herons → hippopotamus → kingfishers → pelicans → waterfowl → |
| hasDesignation |
Ramsar site
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| hasInflow |
Gilgil River
NERFINISHED
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Malewa River NERFINISHED → |
| hasIsland |
Crescent Island
NERFINISHED
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Hippo Point area → |
| hasOutflow |
no visible surface outflow
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| hasShorelineVegetation |
acacia trees
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papyrus reeds → |
| knownFor |
boat safaris
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large hippo population → rich birdlife → scenic views of Mount Longonot → surrounding flower farms → wildlife conservancies → |
| locatedIn |
Great Rift Valley
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Nakuru County → Rift Valley Province → |
| locatedNear |
Naivasha
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| locatedNorthwestOf |
Nairobi
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| maximumDepth |
about 30 metres
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| near |
Crater Lake Game Sanctuary
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Crescent Island Game Sanctuary → Hell’s Gate National Park → Mount Longonot → |
| outflowType |
subsurface seepage
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| partOf |
East African Rift system
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| RamsarDesignationYear |
1995
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| salinity |
low
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| surfaceArea |
approximately 139 square kilometres
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| surroundedBy |
flower farms
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horticultural farms → |
| threatenedBy |
habitat degradation
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over-abstraction of water → water pollution → |
| waterType |
freshwater
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