Lake Turkana
Also known as Lake Rudolf, Aman Lake, Anam Lake, Bas Lake, Baso Lake, Basso Narok, Basso Norok, Fuchich
alkaline lake on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya
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Lake Turkana is a large alkaline lake located on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya in East Africa. It is significant because it is one of the world's largest desert lakes and has been an important site for paleontological discoveries related to human evolution.
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Lake Turkana (/tɜːrˈkɑːnə, -ˈkæn-/) 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. By volume it is the world's fourth-largest salt lake after the Caspian Sea, Issyk-Kul, and Lake Van (passing the shrinking South Aral Sea), and among all lakes it ranks 22nd.
Lake Turkana is now threatened by the construction of the Gilgel Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia due to the damming of the Omo River which supplies most of the lake's water.