 GEOGRAPHY |
The Republic of Kenya occupies an area of 582,644 square kilometers. It lies astride the Equator and is bisected lengthwise by the Great Rift Valley, which runs from Jordan in the North to Mozambique in the South. Kenya shares borders with five other nations. To the East with Somalia and the Indian Ocean, to the North with Kenya and Sudan, to the West with Uganda and Lake Victoria, and to the South with Tanzania.
Kenya is home to Mt. Kenya, the second largest peak
in the African continent (5,199 m) and it is traversed
by a number of rivers, notably the Tana and Athi
rivers, river Galana and the notorious Mara river,
which runs through the Masai Mara reserve. |
Kenya also houses some incredible lakes, such as the wild lake Turkana, cradle of humankind, Lake Bogoria (said to be the home of more than 1 million flamingos), lake Baringo, or Lake Naivasha, home to the the notorious "happy valley set", to mention but a few.
The country is mostly known for its flat, vast and wild savanna country, but its terrain ranges wildly from deserts in the north to bush land in the south or a the fertile west. Central Kenya houses the luscious highlands, rich botanical and animal life. |
