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	Rift Valley lakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Victoria (elevation 1134 m), with an area of 68,800 km², is the largest lake in Africa, but is not actually within the rift valley; it occupies a depression between the eastern and western rifts, formed by the uplift of the rifts to either side.
		Lake Albert (5300 km², elevation 615 m) is the northernmost lake in the western rift.
		Lake Chilwa (1750 km², elevation 622 m) lies southeast of Lake Malombe, and is the southernmost of the Rift Valley lakes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rift_Valley_lakes (1010 words)

	Lake Natron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Natron is a saline lake located in northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border, in Africa's Great Rift Valley.
		The alkali salt crust on the surface of the lake is often colored red or pink by the salt-loving microorganisms that live there.
		Lake Natron is the only breeding location for Lesser Flamingoes because its caustic environment is a barrier against predators trying to reach their nests.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Natron (471 words)

	Sample RIS -- United Republic of Tanzania, Lake Natron Basin, 2001
		Lake Natron is a soda lake of variable extent situated in the bottom of the Rift Valley basin (Gregory Rift) and surrounded by Rift Valley escarpments and volcanic mountains whereof the mountain of Oldonyo Lengai in the south is still active.
		Lake Natron is situated in a closed basin and act as a sink for numerous seasonal and a few perennial streams and about 28 mainly saline springs; most water to the lake basin comes from rainfall, however, the arid conditions prevail due to a negative precipitation/evaporation balance.
		Barthomolew, G.A. and Pennycuick, C.U.J. The flamingo and pelican in populations of the Rift Valley Lakes in 1968-69.
	www.ramsar.org /ris/ris_tanzania_natron.htm (3630 words)

	Ramsar Sites Database
		Lake Natron basin is situated in Ngorongoro and Monduli districts within the Arusha region, in northern Tanzania contiguous with the Kenyan border.
		Lake Natron is a representative example of a Rift Valley soda lake in East Africa.
		Lake Natron is situated in a closed basin and acts as a sink for numerous seasonal and a few perennial streams, and about 28 mainly saline springs.
	www.wetlands.org /reports/dbdirectory.cfm?site_id=107 (1009 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- East African halophytics (AT0901)
		Lake Natron is the larger of the two lakes, measuring a maximum of 57 km long and 22 km wide.
		Lake Natron is situated at 610 m on the Rift Valley escarpment, to the east of the Saleh Depression.
		The dominant halophytes surrounding the lakes are Cyperus laevigatus, Dactyloctenium spp., Juncus maritimus, Salvadora persica, Sporobolus spicatus, Sporobolus robustus, Suaeda monoica and Triplocephalum holstii.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0901_full.html (2179 words)

	Ngorongoro Lake Magadi \|Ngorongoro Lakes \|Lake Natron\|Lake Eyasi
		See The Map) lies between three lakes within the Rift valley: Lake Natron in the north, Lake Eyasi in the southeast and Lake Magadi within and Lake Manyara to the east they are all famous for water birds, especially lesser flamingos.
		Lake Magadi: The largest lake within the crater is Lake Magadi or Makat, as Maasai called it with the meaning of salt.
		Lakes in Ngorongoro Conservation Area are regarded to be the largest breeding and feeding places for the greater and lesser flamingo in East Africa.
	www.utalii.com /Ngorongoro/Lakes_in_Ngorongoro.htm (361 words)

	Lake natron, Ngorongoro Walking Safari
		Lake Natron is situated in the north of the Ngorongoro Highlands; to the south is the active volcano, Ol Doinyo Lengai and to the west, is the edge of the Serengeti National Park.
		Lake Natron is a soda lake at the base of the active Ol Donyo Lengai volcano, the area around the lake is often described as having a desolate and almost lunar beauty.
		Walks around the lake and up along the side of the streams to the waterfalls along the nearby escarpment make for a fantastic adventure that is well and truly “off the beaten track”.
	www.betheladventure.co.uk /Ngorongoro_walking.htm (810 words)

	GEOGRAPHY OF PENINJ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The overall size of Lake Natron is 1039 km2, 55 km in length and 20 km in width, along a north-south axis.
		The basin where Lake Natron is located was caused by block faulting of the Gregory Rift and is primarily composed of volcanic rocks such as phonolites, trachytes and basaltic lava flows (Vincens and Casanova, 1987; Luque, 1996).
		To the west of Lake Natron, the surface level gradually declines from 1800 m, where there are a series of escarpments from the Serengeti Plain down to 610 m, which is the bottom of the Rift Valley (Isaac, 1967; Luque, 1996).
	www.ucm.es /info/preh/actividades/peninj/geography.htm (803 words)

	Earth from Space - Image Information
		Lake Natron, one of a series of East Africa Rift Valley lakes resulting from the rifting process, formed as a large block of the lithosphere dropped to create a graben, a trench-like depression.
		Natron, with its pink color that results from the pigmented microorganisms on top of the salt crust, is home to enormous flocks of flamingos that congregate to breed on the alkaline mud flats.
		Because the shallow lake sits at the terminus of an isolated drainage basin, evaporation determines the water level and the extent of the superficial salt crust.
	earth.jsc.nasa.gov /sseop/EFS/printinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS41B-46-2955 (341 words)

	LakeNet - Lakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Lake Natron is a soda lake in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.
		Lake Natron is a closed drainage system and highly alkaline, as freshwater evaporates and leaves high salt concentrations.
		Lake Natron is the only regular breeding area for Lesser Flamingos in East Africa, with approximately 2.5 million individuals.
	www.worldlakes.org /lakedetails.asp?lakeid=9099 (351 words)

	Natron Rift Lake Lengai Ngorongoro Highlands Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The lake has a surreal quality, producing perfect reflections of the extraordinary scenery, whilst from the air the surface is a dynamic collage of patterns produced by algae within the lake's soda.
		Natron is located North of the Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands in the bottom of the Gregory Rift area of the African Rift Valley.
		Lake Natron is best accessed from an Expedition Camp or a Wilderness Mobile Campen route to or from the eastern Serengeti.
	www.naturalhighsafaris.com /safariparks/lakenatron.html (358 words)

	Welcome to Lake Natron Tented Camp, Tanzania.
		Wild and remote Lake Natron lies in the northeast of Tanzania in between the Ngorongoro Highlands and Serengeti plains.
		Lake Natron is one of the most alkaline lakes in the world.
		Home to millions of tiny crustaceans, the lake is a haven for literally thousands of lesser flamingo's and it is one of the most important flamingo breeding grounds on earth.
	www.moivaro.com /lake-natron_lodge_tanzania.htm (121 words)

	Tropical Trails Specials
		The lake is highly alkali and thus is an ideal location for flamingos to breed due to security from predators.
		Lake Natron Camp is situated right here, amidst this beauty and offers a number of excursions for adventurers and naturalists alike.
		Lake Natron is one of the most understated and spectacular areas of Tanzania, the lake itself is framed in a pink tinge created by the thousands of flamingoes that migrate there.
	www.tropicaltrails.com /more/specials.php?id=81 (723 words)

	FLAMINGOS FLEE LAKE NAKURU
		Lake Nakuru, which local Senior Game Warden Alfred Mayoli says has lost more than two thirds of its water, is the focal point of all tourism business in town.
		The bird census that was done on the shores of Lake Nakuru on January 14, drew a team of bird lovers, water fowl experts and several volunteers who with their powerful equipment counted the birds starting from 6 am to 6 pm.
		Friends of Lake Nakuru (FLN), a local conservation group, has noted that the reduction of the birds' numbers posed a threat to tourism in the country.
	www.safariweb.com /safarimate/flamingo.htm (935 words)

	Earth from Space
		If Lake Natron in Africa's Great Rift Valley had a color theme, it would be pink.
		This mosaic of photographs of the southern portion of Lake Natron shows the largest open lagoon area, an island mud flat and a large area of pink salt crust.
		Each time the lake is photographed, there are differences in the pattern of its salt crust and the red colors of the blue-green algae and bacteria on the surface of the crust.
	www.jsc.nasa.gov /images/eol/2002/natron.html (352 words)

	ASTER Image Gallery: Lake Natron, Tanzania
		Lake Natron, Tanzania is located in Africa’s Great Rift Valley.
		Even more amazing than the ability of the flamingoes to live in these conditions, is the fact that an endemic species of fish, the alkaline tilapia thrives in the waters at the edges of the hotspring inlets.
		Because of the unique biodiversity, Tanzania named the Lake Natron Basin to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance on 4 July 2001.
	asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery-detail.asp?name=natron (164 words)

	rift
		Lake Natron, a large soda lake adjacent to the Gelai caldera in Tanzania, is the home of the flamingoes in FIRE BIRD.
		Flamingoes adapt to each lake they inhabit, and must be able to "read" the water in order to survive; a mistake can mean death.
		For example, when a lake in the valley is flooded, the water, heated underground, can reach a scalding 140 degrees.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/firebird/html/body_rift.html (300 words)

	Tribes Travel - Ngorongoro Highlands to Lake Natron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A strenuous summit climb is followed by gameviewing on the shores of Lake Natron, a soda lake with lots of giraffe, wildebeest, zebra and birdlife.
		Lake Natron is another soda lake fed by volcanic springs from Oldoinyo Lengai with the water particularly corrosive and high in sodium carbonate, which forms a pink crust across much of the lake’s surface.
		Despite the harsh conditions and extreme heat of the area, the lake is home to a large population of flamingos who breed between August and October.
	www.tribes.co.uk /?MIS=387 (1188 words)

	African Latitude - Serengeti & Lake Natron Trek - Trekking, Safari In Kenya&Tanzania For Adventure, Camping, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Descending the escarpment towards Lake Natron, the path is rough and the vegetation changes rapidly.
		This lake was discovered by English geologist named Gregory and is certainly the most spectacular in the Rift Valley.
		All around the edge of the lake there is hot salty water bubbling from the ground at temperatures exceeding 50° C. These springs produce a microscopic aquatic life that feeds a variety of local bird species, along with a number of migratory birds.
	www.africanlatitude.com /african-latitude-tanzania-serengeti-lake-natron-trek.htm (1431 words)

	Science Bulletins \| Bio \| Snapshot \| 2005-05-29
		Lake Natron is the world’s most inhospitable lake.
		The crust is tinted by red-pigmented bacteria that survive on the salt.
		But some, like lesser flamingos, can thrive here, as the blue-green algae on the lake’s surface are their only food source.
	sciencebulletins.amnh.org /bio/s/lake_natron.20050529 (151 words)

	"Lake Natron"
		Some tour companies are now going to Engare Sero which is the small village at the south-western end of the lake since we also used the campsite there for a few days and there were quite a few visitors.
		Limited tourism to maintain the wilderness experience and not impact the fragile ecology of the lake and surrounding environment with direct benefit to local people is required for Lake Natron.
		Lake Natron is one of the most fascinating and unique places on the planet.
	www.africaguide.com /forum/tanzania/11.html (578 words)

	Webkenya - Safari in Kenya - Magadi Lake
		A visit to Magadi lake is a nice one-day safari from Nairobi and it is worth a visit for its general landscape, for the wonderful colours of its soda water and for its birdlife.
		Lake Magadi, as most lakes of the Rift Valley, is an alkaline lake surrounded by volcanic hills and/or escarpment, here the Shompole volcano (1,564 m-5,131 ft.), the Mount Olorgesailie (1,760 m-5,774 ft.) and the Nguruman escarpment (2,330 m-7,644 ft.).
		Therefore, all alkaline lakes are near a volcano : Lake Natron (Tanzania) and Lake Magadi (Kenya) are near Shombole, Olorgesailie (Kenya), lake Elmenteita near Eburu crater, lake Nakuru near Menengai crater, lake Bogoria near Laikipia volcanic escarpment.
	www.webkenya.com /eng/safari/magadi.php (1633 words)

	Lake Eyasi and Lake Natron
		Lake Eyasi is a mildly alkaline lake stretching for about 50 km (31 miles) to the southwest.
		One of the most original landscapes in East Africa is the area around the Lake soda: home of the Maasai, which live here still in traditional way and are hardly influenced of the modern culture.
		But the area offers more attractions including a river walk with two waterfalls, a hike across the soda lake with flamingos, where giraffes and other animals are often seen.
	www.tanzania-adventure.com /lake-eyasi.htm (364 words)

	Soda Ash
		The shape of Lake Natron is that of an elongated structure stretching roughly from North to South for a length of approximately 50 km and the East-West width of approximately 20 km.
		The geology of the areas surrounding Lake Natron indicate that the formations, until Paleogene, presented a stable land mass consisting of manly pre-cambrian rocks.
		The constituent rocks in the surrounding areas of Lake Natron are mainly pre-Cambrian basement rocks and the Volcanic rocks which were generated after the Neogene.
	www.ndctz.com /sodaash.htm (2147 words)

	Safari promotion in Tanzania - 7 days safari promotion in Tanzania with the active Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano
		Possibility for a walk to the lake shores or to the waterfall (swimming!).
		Lake Manyara NP is an interesting place to visit.
		During the months of July through April, the lake waters are tinged pink from the hundreds of flamingos who feed there.
	www.africanheart.com /S/ol_doinyo_lengai_lake_natron_serengeti_ngorongoro.htm (460 words)

	Walking and Hiking Safaris in Ngorongoro Highlands
		Embakai Crater is one of the jewels of the Ngorongoro Crater Highlands.
		The change in elevation is from 3,000 metres at Embakai to 600 metres at Lake Natron.
		The distance from the rim of Embakai Crater to Lake Natron is 44 kms, or 230 kms by road.
	www.swalasafaris.com /walking_safaris.htm (962 words)

	World Tours and Safaris Tanzania
		Lake Natron is about 180km away from Arusha.
		Before you reach the Lake shore, you will cross under the foot of the famous and active Mount Oldoinyo Lengai to the west of the road, and the Engaruka ruins.
		All the area around the lake is covered with Masai plains where the Masai can be seen grazing their cattle.
	www.world-tours-safaris.com /natron.htm (118 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Lake Natron, Tanzania
		An endemic species of fish, the alkaline tilapia, lives along the edges of the hotspring inlets, and the lake actually derives its color from salt-loving microorganisms that thrive in its alkaline waters.
		This forbidding environment enables Lake Natron to serve millions of flamingoes as the ideal nursery; would-be predators avoid the saline lake and leave young birds in peace.
		The uniqueness of Lake Natron prompted Tanzania to add the lake to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance on July 4, 2001.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16898 (299 words)

	Ngorongoro Highlands, Lake Natron and Lengai: detail infos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Lake Natron shimmers in front of us, while the massive stratovolcano Lengai is close by on our right, a deep chasm of air between the steep escarpment walls and the steep slopes of Lengai.
		This day is dedicated to the exceptional Lake Natron area with its pink flamingoes and the salt flats on the lakeshore.
		The lake is also the only breeding area for the 2.5 million Lesser Flamingoes, who flock along saline lakes in the region, feeding on Spirulina (a blue-green algae with red pigments).
	www.volcanodiscovery.com /volcano-tours/destinations/africa/tanzania/ngorongoro_natron_lengai_details.html?&L=0 (3712 words)

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