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Fun fact 3 about Lake Turkana

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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.

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