- Indawo: Nakuru, Rift Valley, Kenya (120 km ukusuka eNairobi)
- Ubukhulu ngaphezu kwezilwandle: 1780 m
- Indawo: 20 km²
- Ukujula kwesilinganiso: 1.5 m
Engxenyeni esempumalanga yesifundazwe saseRift Valley eKenya, endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-1780 ngaphezu kolwandle, i-Elmenite Lake itholakala. Ubuningi bayo bukhona ukuthi amanzi echibi aphelile. Indawo yechibi cishe yi-20 km², kanti ukujula kuncane (kuphela ezindaweni ezithile kufinyelela kumamitha owodwa nengxenye). Amanzi angajulile ahlathululelwa ngendlala engavamile, okubangela ukuthi izinga lamanzi kulo liyehlise njalo ngonyaka. Ngenxa yokuqukethwe okunamanzi okusawoti eLake Elmenite, ayikho impilo, kodwa amabhishi ayo abe yindawo yokuhlala yama-pelicans nemfuyo yama-flamingos. Ugwini lomuzi luhlotshiswe nedolobha elincane iGilgil.
Ukuhamba kukaLuis Leakey
Ngo-1927-1928 indawo yeLake Elmenite eKenya yahlolwa ngabavubukuli ababekwazi ukwenza izinto ezimangalisayo. Kuvela ukuthi lezi zindawo zazakhiwa abantu basendulo (njengoba kuboniswa izinsalela zabo). Eduzane namathuna atholakala imikhiqizo ye-ceramic, ekhombisa inkathi ye-Neolithic, lapho, mhlawumbe, kwakukhona okhokho bamaKenya. Umholi wendwendwe, u-Luis Leakey, waqinisekisa ukuthi abahlali basendulo babeyiziqu eziphakeme, ukwakha okuqinile, ngobuso obuphezulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngesikhathi sokumba, umhume waseGembl watholakele.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ukuya eLake Elmenite eKenya kuncono kakhulu ngemoto. Ukwenza lokhu, udinga ukukhetha umgwaqo we-A "Nakuru-Nairobi" ka-104 futhi ucacise izixhumanisi ezizokuholela ekukhangiseni .
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