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🦩 Lake Nakuru

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🦩 Lake Nakuru
Alkaline lake in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 02:11

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Kenya's Great Rift Valley, near Nakuru city
  • Elevation: 1,754 meters above sea level
  • Surface area: approximately 45 square kilometers, variable with rainfall
  • UNESCO inscription: 2011

Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake in Kenya's Great Rift Valley that forms part of a designated ...

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