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Rift Valley Lake Collection

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Lake Natron in northern Tanzania

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is one of the most alkaline of the Rift system. As its waters evaporate in the intense heat, sodium sesquicarbonate, known as trona or natron

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Lesser flamingos feed on Lake Natron

Lesser flamingos feed on Lake Natron
In the late afternoon, lesser flamingos feed on Lake Natron with Shompole volcano (situated on the border of Kenya and Tanzania) in the distance at the northern end of the lake

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: From the air

From the air, a pink band of Lesser flamingos hugs the barren shoreline of this intensely alkaline Rift Valley lake. The colour of the water is the result of green algae with high chlorophyll

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: The Uaso Nyiru delta from the air

The Uaso Nyiru delta from the air. This freshwater river flows through southern Kenya and enters the northern end of Lake Natron only to become alkaline in the closed basin of this Tanzanian Rift

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Greater flamingos in flight over Lake Turkana

Greater flamingos in flight over Lake Turkana. This Rift Valley lake is a favourite haunt of both greater and lesser flamingos because the blue-green algae upon which they feed grows in the lakes

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: The alkaline waters of Lake Bogoria are a favourite

The alkaline waters of Lake Bogoria are a favourite haunt of lesser flamingos. The barren shoreline is dotted with steam jets and geysers reflecting its volcanic origins

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: A flotilla of Great White Pelicans

A flotilla of Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on Lake Naivasha, one of two freshwater lakes of the central section of the Eastern Rift ( known as the Gregory Rift)

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: A grants gazelle walks past thousands of lesser flamingos feeding on algae along the shores of

A grants gazelle walks past thousands of lesser flamingos feeding on algae along the shores of Lake Bogoria which is one of a series of alkaline lakes in Kenyas Rift Valley system

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Lake Bogoria is one of a series of alkaline lakes in Kenyas Rift Valley system

Lake Bogoria is one of a series of alkaline lakes in Kenyas Rift Valley system and a favourite place to see thousands of lesser flamingos

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Western wall of the Great Rift Valley above Lake Manyara

Western wall of the Great Rift Valley above Lake Manyara
A section of the western wall of the Gregory Rift (a part of the eastern branch of the Africas Great Rift Valley) above Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Lake Natron in the Rift Valley

Lake Natron in the Rift Valley
Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is one of the most alkaline of the Rift system. As its waters evaporate in the intense heat, sodium sesquicarbonate, known as trona or natron

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Lake Mutanda is possibly the most beautiful lake of

Lake Mutanda is possibly the most beautiful lake of the Great Lakes region. It has an idyllic backdrop of five volcanoes of the Virunga chain, which straddle the Uganda-Rwanda border

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Lake Bunyonyi lies 6

Lake Bunyonyi lies 6, 474 feet above sea level, and is long, narrow and deep. It has a beautiful setting among the fertile volcanic hills of southwest Uganda

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: The alkaline waters of the seasonal Lake Logipi

The alkaline waters of the seasonal Lake Logipi, situated at the northern end of the Suguta Valley, are a favourite haunt of lesser flamingos because the blue-green algae upon which they feed grows

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: A greater flamingo takes off from the alkaline waters of Lake Bogoria

A greater flamingo takes off from the alkaline waters of Lake Bogoria. This Rift Valley lake is a favourite haunt of both greater

Background imageRift Valley Lake Collection: Lake Baringo is one of two freshwater lakes of the

Lake Baringo is one of two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift Valley. Its waters are red with suspended solids due to bad soil erosion in its catchment area


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