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The Turkana refer to Lake Turkana as Anam Ka'alakol, meaning 'the sea of many fish'.

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Area
6,405 km²
Max depth
109 m
Countries
Kenya, Ethiopia
23rd largest lake in the world

Lake Turkana is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, predominantly in northern Kenya; the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.

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Lake Turkana is home to the Turkana mud turtle, which is endemic to the lake.

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Area
6,405 km²
Max depth
109 m
Countries
Kenya, Ethiopia
23rd largest lake in the world

Lake Turkana is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, predominantly in northern Kenya; the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.

From the “Biology” section

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Lake Turkana is the only lake that retains water from two separate catchment areas of the Nile.

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Area
6,405 km²
Max depth
109 m
Countries
Kenya, Ethiopia
23rd largest lake in the world

Lake Turkana is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, predominantly in northern Kenya; the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.

From the “Geology” section

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Hominin fossils of some of the earliest human ancestors have been found in the Turkana Basin.

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Area
6,405 km²
Max depth
109 m
Countries
Kenya, Ethiopia
23rd largest lake in the world

Lake Turkana is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, predominantly in northern Kenya; the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.

From the “Anthropology” section

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Lake Turkana is featured in the 2002 video game Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht.

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Area
6,405 km²
Max depth
109 m
Countries
Kenya, Ethiopia
23rd largest lake in the world

Lake Turkana is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, predominantly in northern Kenya; the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.

From the “In popular culture” section

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