Kenya Rift

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Kenyan Rift Valley
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Hell's_Gate_National_Park
gptkb:Menengai_Crater
gptkb:Mount_Longonot
gptkb:Lake_Baringo
gptkb:Lake_Bogoria
gptkb:Lake_Magadi
gptkb:Lake_Nakuru
Lake Naivasha
Lake Turkana
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Lake_Magadi
Lake Turkana
gptkbp:formedBy tectonic plate movement
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:farmer
gptkb:tourist_attraction
fossil beds
scenic landscapes
wildlife reserves
lava flows
rift valleys
prehistoric sites
bird migration routes
calderas
volcanic cones
savanna grasslands
geothermal fields
alkaline lakes
rift lakes
rift escarpments
rift floor
Maasai settlements
fault escarpments
rift shoulders
rift volcanoes
soda lakes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kenya Rift
gptkbp:length approximately 600 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:hot_springs
gptkb:volcanic_activity
unique biodiversity
early hominid fossils
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:East_African_Rift_System
gptkbp:studiedBy archaeologists
geologists
paleontologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:East_African_Rift_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7