Lake Naivasha (Rift Valley Province, Kenya)
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies north west of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley.
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In this video I have share my experience of travelling from Nairobi to Naivasha city of Kenya. In the journey I have visited Great Rift Valley Of Kenya and Lake Naivasha
Naivasha is a city in Kenya, 90 km northwest of Nairobi on Lake Naivasha.Naivasha is a market town in Rift Valley Province, Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi. It is located on the shore of Lake Naivasha and along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway and Uganda Railway.
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies north west of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley.
The Great Rift Valley is part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through Kenya from north to south. It is part of the Gregory Rift, the eastern branch of the East African Rift, which starts in Tanzania to the south and continues northward into Ethiopia.It was formed on the Kenyan Dome a geographical upwelling created by the interactions of three major tectonics: the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian plates.
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(EN) Naivasha is a market town in Rift Valley Province, Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi. It is located on the shore of Lake Naivasha and along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway and Uganda Railway.
Naivasha is part of the Nakuru District. The town has an urban population of 14,563 (1999 census).
The main industry is agriculture, especially floriculture.
Naivasha is also a popular tourist destination. Hell's Gate National Park, Longonot National Park and Mount Longonot are nearby attractions. Tours also have included Lake Naivasha, to observe birdlife and hippopotamus behavior, [2] as well as other wild animals.
In the late 1970s-1980s Lake Naivasha was overrun with poachers and foreign creatures introduced into the lake to provide fishing.[citation needed] The migratory paths along lake Naivasha were being destroyed by the local rose industry.[citation needed] Naturalist, Joan Root, spent the last decade of her life trying to save the lake and its wildlife.
A resort in Naivasha was the location for much of the negotiations of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ending the Second Sudanese Civil War, commonly known as the Naivasha Agreement.
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The Great Rift Valley is part of a huge geological fault in East Africa. This fascinating deep scar in the Earth’s crust that divides Kenya in a north-south direction, extends for nine thousand kilometres within a wild and seemingly endless landscape. The fault is particularly famous for its soda, alkaline and freshwater lakes such as Lake Naivasha that is located a hundred kilometres from Nairobi. As with many other lakes in the Great Rift Valley, with more than four hundred bird species Lake Naivasha is a true paradise among ornithologists. The tranquillity of the lake can be quite deceptive and the Massai name of the lake, En-Aiposha, meaning ‘back and forth’, is an indication of how turbulent Naivasha can sometimes be. A friendly welcome awaits visitors to Crescent Island at the southern end of Lake Naivasha. This idyllic island is located on the edge of a submerged volcanic crater and as there are no dangerous animals on the island it can be explored at leisure. Lake Nakuru’s main attraction is its flamingo population. Up to two million of these birds once lived here and even today they have transformed the lake into a mass of dazzling colour. Cormorants, heron and pelican are among the most important birds on Lake Nakuru. They each survive on fish of which the lake has an abundant supply. Located below the six hundred metre high Laikipia Escarpment, Lake Bogoria is the most spectacular lake in the Great Rift Valley. As with most lakes in this region Lake Bogoria is alkaline due to its lack of outlets yet at the same time it is paradise for the flamingo. The fascinating lakes of the Great Rift Valley are one of the most outstanding highlights of Kenya’s landscape and one of the most spectacular areas on the entire African continent.
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Kenya's Rift Valley province has seen some of the most horrific violence. As thousands of Kenyans flee from their homes members of the Luo and Kikuyu tribes are increasingy turning on eachother. Yvonne Ndege reports from the town of Naivasha.
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Rising water levels threaten future of Rift Valley tourism
Four lakes along the rift valley have been experiencing increased volumes of water that has significantly affected the numbers of flamingos. Consequently, tourism has been adversely affected as tourists cannot access some of these lakes where they toured to marvel at the wonders of nature. Some communities have been displaced by the raging waters. What exactly is causing the increased water volumes?
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Lake Naivasha, approximately one hundred kilometres distant from the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is the larger of two extraordinary freshwater lakes within the Rift Valley. Lake Naivasha covers an area of two hundred and fifty square kilometres. Its waters are cold but with a maximum depth of only fifteen metres relatively shallow.The biosphere of Lake Naivasha is of great ecological importance for the wildlife of Rift Valley and the landscape is of particular interest to ornithologists. To date around three hundred and fifty bird species have been recorded, among them rare and spectacular varieties such as Marabus and Cormorants.The lake's huge quantities of fish attract a large number of seabirds, most notably the Pelican that has seemed to have taken a liking to this the second largest freshwater lake in Kenya. The nesting places along the shores of Lake Naivasha are mostly located high up in the trees and are very popular with both the indigenous birds and also many migratory varieties.This region became world famous after Joy Adamson a British artist and nature conservationist, wrote a famous book about lions that was subsequently made into a film, Elsa The Lioness.
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Losing Kenya's Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha, at the head of the Great Rift Valley, is one of Kenya's most popular natural attractions -- but it may not be there for much longer. Water levels are dropping fast, with a devastating effect on the region's wildlife. But while some put the problems down to climate change, others point the finger at the intensive horticulture around the shore, with farms siphoning the lake's water to grow roses.
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The Rift valley region has in the past weeks been a flurry of activities especially in Naivasha, where the endangered Lake Naivasha received a major boost with a funding of 11 billion from a charity in the UK for its restoration and conservation. In Nakuru the proposed plans to build an airport received a share of reactions with Naivasha member of parliament saying it would boost the horticulture sector.However former Vice president Moody Awori was wary of plans terming it as risky.
Africa could be splitting in two:Huge crack in Kenya has sparked fears. Rift Valley
Africa could be splitting in two:Huge crack in Kenya has sparked fears. Rift Valley
Global media outlets have been abuzz recently about a large “crack” which appeared in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Many of these news pieces have tried to get to the bottom of what caused this feature, with many reports concluding that it was evidence for the African continent actively splitting into two. However, many articles cited limited expert comment, much of which was taken out of context and was based on minimal hard evidence. Other articles fed directly off previous reports, propagating unsubstantiated rumours and losing sight of original sources.
Crack in Kenya's Rift Valley
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Residents look at a chasm suspected to have been caused by a heavy downpour along an underground faultline. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Given the initial appearance of the crack, the reports of earthquakes apparently occurring at the same time, and its location along a newly-forming tectonic plate boundary, it is perhaps natural to quickly think that this is related to the break-up, or “rifting”, of Africa. Since the sudden appearance of the crack may understandably affect the lives of those locals living and working in the vicinity, it is important that we look at all the available evidence to find out what is causing it, and to prevent undue panic.
First, looking at the numerous images and videos of the feature, it is clear that it does not have a tectonic origin. The two sides of the crack do not have the same outline, and much like trying to fit two pieces of a puzzle together, they do not join. Also, the crack is not fully continuous, with soil “bridges” in between. There are also no clear escarpments and the land is flat on either side of the crack. These lines of evidence show that the crack was formed by sudden erosion – not by pulling apart (extension) along active geological faults.
Second, reports of seismic activity are unsubstantiated. There have been no official reports of earthquakes from authorities within Kenya, and we can say with certainty that no moderate-to-large sized earthquakes have occurred recently. With Kenya’s capital, Nairobi less than 50km away, even small earthquakes would have been widely felt. Even so, since the entire region is undergoing gradual extension, it is normal for small earthquakes to occasionally occur across the region, so local people feeling tremors does not suggest any causal abnormality.
Discrete rifting events and the gradual formation of depressions have been seen before in the part of the East Africa Rift that continues north through Ethiopia, causing strong (magnitude 5+) earthquakes, detected thousands of kilometres away. These events were caused by movement of hot molten rock deep within the crust, known as magmatic dyke intrusions, forming brand new crust. The intrusions using satellite radar measurements, which showed buckling of the crust over broad areas tens of kilometres wide surrounding the surface crack. Similar that has looked for ground movement in the region of the new crack in Kenya over the past few weeks does not show any such large-scale deformation. This result shows there has been no deep movement of magma allowing the crack to form.
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Given the evidence available at present, the best and simplest explanation is that this crack was in fact formed by erosion of soil beneath the surface due to recent heavy rains in Kenya. A indicates that similar erosional features can be seen elsewhere in the region suggesting that these flash flood events have caused erosion before. This agrees with what and – rainwater has washed away deep layers of loose volcanic ash deposited by previous volcanic eruptions in the rift valley. Similar erosional features have in tectonically stable regions, such as Arizona. Given this conclusion, it is fittingly less dramatic to refer to this feature as a gully.
The location of the loose ash layers and the underlying, long-lived structure of the East Africa Rift may have played at
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