Lake Turkana

Summary

Lake Turkana is a salt lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of salt_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (761 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Turkana is in the country of Kenya^[3].
• Lake Turkana is in the country of Ethiopia^[4].
• Lake Turkana's instance of is recorded as salt lake^[5].
• Lake Turkana's instance of is recorded as endorheic lake^[6].
• Lake Turkana's inflows is recorded as Omo River^[7].
• Lake Turkana's inflows is recorded as Turkwel River^[8].
• Lake Turkana's inflows is recorded as Kibish River^[9].
• Lake Turkana's inflows is recorded as Kerio River^[10].
• Lake Turkana's outflows is recorded as evaporation^[11].
• Lake Turkana is part of Lake Turkana National Parks^[12].
• Lake Turkana is part of African Great Lakes^[13].
• Lake Turkana's Commons category is recorded as Lake Turkana^[14].
• Lake Turkana's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 4.05, 'lon': 36.016666666667}^[15].
• Lake Turkana's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category II: National Park^[16].
• Lake Turkana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Turkana^[17].
• Lake Turkana's Commons gallery is recorded as Lake Turkana^[18].
• Lake Turkana's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/jazero-turkana/^[19].
• Lake Turkana's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Turkana Basin^[20].
• Lake Turkana's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Lake Turkana's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Lake Turkana's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10^[23].
• Lake Turkana's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[24].
• Lake Turkana's different from is recorded as Turkana people^[25].
• Lake Turkana's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+290'}^[26].
• Lake Turkana sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+360'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kenya^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Kenya^[29], founded in 1963^[30] and Ethiopia^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Ethiopia^[32], founded in 1995^[33]. Part of include Lake Turkana National Parks^[12], in Kenya^[34] and African Great Lakes^[13], a group of lakes^[35], in Burundi^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Turkana covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6405'}^[37]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+360'}^[27]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+290'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include salt lake^[5] and endorheic lake^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Turkana include Homo rudolfensis^[38], a fossil taxon^[39]; Turkana Boy^[40], a skeleton^[41]; Australopithecus anamensis^[42], a fossil taxon^[43]; and Lake Turkana Wind Power Station^[44], a wind farm^[45], in Kenya^[46].

Why It Matters

Lake Turkana ranks in the top 2% of salt_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (761 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include Homo rudolfensis^[38], a fossil taxon^[39]; Turkana Boy^[40], a skeleton^[41]; Australopithecus anamensis^[42], a fossil taxon^[43]; and Lake Turkana Wind Power Station^[44], a wind farm^[45], in Kenya^[46].