Infobox lakelake name LakeTurkana br Jade Sea image lakeLake turkana.jpg caption lake image bathymetry ... Banya . reference LakeTurkana IPAc en icon t r k n w full rhotic vowel or IPAc en t 3r ... Turkana seen from the South Island. On shore and off shore winds can be extremely strong as the lake ... and experienced persons, they certainly must be considered hazardous for unguided tourists. LakeTurkana ... Island National Park lie in the lake. Both are known for their crocodile s. The LakeTurkana area ... a long safari across East Africa . Native peoples who live around lakeTurkana include the Turkana ... the dominant tribes in the lakeTurkana region when the explorers came. ref http links.jstor.org ... to the surface in calm weather. This is likely also a European name. The Turkana refer to the lake ... on the western shore of LakeTurkana, east of Lodwar , derives its name. The previous indigenous Turkana name for LakeTurkana was Anam a Cheper .The area still sees few visitors, being a two day drive from Nairobi .The lake is also an imaginary boundary of the Rendille and Borana and Oromo to the Turkana ... File Laketurkana satellite.jpg thumb left Satellite image of LakeTurkana. Note the jade color ... 2008 . http www.feow.org ecoregion details.php?eco 530 LakeTurkana. Accessed 2 May 2011 ref ... Species in LakeTurkana ref During the early Holocene , the water level of lakeTurkana was higher .... ref name FEW The lake is heavily fished. Birds The LakeTurkana region is home to hundreds of species ... in the lake, which also feed the fish. Some birds more common to Turkana are the Little Stint , the Wood ... is the Cushioned Gerbil Gerbillus pulvinatus . Geology LakeTurkana is an East African Rift feature ... the Great or Eastern Rift. There is another to the west, the Western Rift. LakeTurkana is a unique ... that retains the waters originating from two separate catchment areas of the Nile . LakeTurkana ... Fora on the east side of Turkana and the Nachukui on the west. Short term fluctuations in lake ... more details
Infobox World Heritage Site WHS LakeTurkana National Parks Image Image LakeTurkanaSouthIsland.jpg 300px State Party Kenya Type Natural Criteria viii, x ID 801 Region List of World Heritage Sites in Africa Africa Year 1997 Session 21st Extension 2001 Link http whc.unesco.org en list 801 LakeTurkana National Parks is a group of three national parks located in Kenya . It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 and expanded in 2001. Reasons for the park s importance include its use as a stopping point for migratory birds , as a breeding ground for the Nile crocodile , hippopotamus , and snakes . It also contains fossils in the Koobi Fora deposits which are unique in the world. LakeTurkana National Parks consist of Sibiloi National Park and two islands on LakeTurkana Central Island and South Island Kenya South Island . External links http whc.unesco.org en list 801 UNESCO Fact Sheet National Parks of Kenya coord 3.05 N 36.0167 E source kolossus ptwiki display title Category LakeTurkana Category World Heritage Sites in Kenya Category National parks of Kenya EasternKE geo stub cy Parc Cenedlaethol Llyn Turkana el fr Parcs nationaux du lac Turkana hi it Parchi naturali del Lago Turkana he ka ja no Turkanasj ens nasjonalparker pt Parques Nacionais do Lago Turkana ro Parcurile Na ionale Lacul Turkana fi Turkanaj rven kansallispuistot sv Turkanasj ns nationalparker ta vi V n qu c gia h Turkana zh ... more details
Taxobox name LakeTurkana Barb status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Cyprinidae genus Barbus species B. turkanae binomial Barbus turkanae binomial authority Anthony J. Hopson A. J. Hopson & Jane Hopson J. Hopson , 1982 The LakeTurkana Barb Barbus turkanae is a species of ray finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is Endemism endemic to LakeTurkana in Kenya . It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN . References Odhiambo, E.A. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60383 all Barbus turkanae . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Category Barbus Barbus stub ca Barbus turkanae es Barbus turkanae nl Barbus turkanae pt Barbus turkanae vi LakeTurkana Barb ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Dwarf laketurkana robber image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Characiformes familia Alestidae genus Brycinus species B. minutus binomial Brycinus minutus binomial authority Anthony J. Hopson A. J. Hopson & Jane Hopson J. Hopson , 1982 synonyms The dwarf laketurkana robber Brycinus minutus is a species of fish in the Alestidae family. It is Endemism endemic to LakeTurkana in Kenya . References Akinyi, E. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60756 all Brycinus minutus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007. Category Fauna of Kenya Category Brycinus Characiformes stub ca Brycinus minutus es Brycinus minutus pt Brycinus minutus vi Dwarf LakeTurkana Robber ... more details
Taxobox status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Characiformes familia Alestidae genus Brycinus species B. ferox binomial Brycinus ferox binomial authority Anthony J. Hopson A. J. Hopson & Jane Hopson J. Hopson , 1982 synonyms The Large toothed Lake Turkana Robber Brycinus ferox is a species of fish in the Alestidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya . Source Akinyi, E. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60746 all Brycinus ferox . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007. Category Brycinus Category Fauna of Kenya characiformes stub ca Brycinus ferox es Brycinus ferox pt Brycinus ferox vi Brycinus ferox ... more details
Turkana may refer to Turkana people of Kenya and Ethiopia Turkana language of Kenya and Ethiopia LakeTurkana in Kenya LakeTurkana National Parks Turkana District in Kenya the fictional world of Turkana IV in a Legacy TNG episode Star Trek Next Generation episode a planet in the Star Wars Star Wars Expanded Universe Expanded Universe See also Turkana Boy disambig cy Turkana de Turkana fr Turkana homonymie it Turkana he mk nl Turkana ja ru sk Turkana sv Turkana uk ... more details
Infobox language name Turkana nativename Ng aturk w ana familycolor Nilo Saharan states Kenya region Northwest Kenya, west of LakeTurkana speakers 340,000 fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic fam4 Lotuxo Teso fam5 Teso Turkana languages Teso Turkana fam6 Turkana iso3 tuv Turkana is the language of the Turkana people of Kenya , numbering about 340,000. It is one of the Eastern Nilotic languages , and is closely related to Karamojong language Karamojong , Jie and Teso language Teso of Uganda, to Toposa language Toposa spoken in the extreme southeast of Sudan, and to Nyangatom in the Sudan Ethiopia Omo valley borderland these languages together form the cluster of Teso Turkana languages . The collective group name for these related group is Ateker . Selected Vocabulary class wikitable English Turkana br singular form Turkana br plural form face ereet ngiReetin body akwaan ngaWat clothes eworu ngiWorui food akimuj ngaMuja tobacco etaba ngiTab goat akine ngaKinei cattle aite ngaAtuk donkey esikiria ngiSikiria camel ekaal ngiKaala water no sing. ngaKipi Bibliography Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. 1983 The Turkana language . Dordrecht Foris. ISBN 90 70176 83 1 Barrett, A. 1988 English Turkana dictionary . Nairobi MacMillan Kenya. ISBN 0 333 44577 5 Barrett, A. 1990 Turkana English dictionary . London MacMillan. ISBN 0 333 53654 1 External links http www.ethnologue.com show language.asp?code tuv Ethnologue report on Turkana http www.panafril10n.org wikidoc pmwiki.php PanAfrLoc TesoTurkana PanAfriL10n page on Teso & Turkana DEFAULTSORT Turkana Language Category Agglutinative languages Category Eastern Nilotic languages Category Languages of Kenya Category Verb subject object languages kenya stub ns lang stub br Tourkaneg cy Turkana iaith de Turkana Sprache fr Turkana langue mk pms Lenga Turkana ... more details
ethnic group group Turkana image Image TurkanaPeople.jpg none 300px image caption Turkana man with children in traditional Turkana clothing. poptime 988,592 popplace Northwestern Kenya rels African traditional religion , Christianity langs Turkana language related Maasai people Maasai The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana District in northwest Kenya, a dry and hot region bordering LakeTurkana in the east, Pokot , Rendille and Samburu District Samburu to the south, Uganda to the west .... gallery See also Kerio River LakeTurkana External links Wood bowls, containers, cow bells and head ... more numerous than the neighboring Maasai people Maasai . The language of the Turkana, an Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic language, is also called Turkana language Turkana their own name for it is aTurkana or aTurkana . The Turkana people call themselves iTurkana The Turkana . The name means the people of Turkan . They are mainly nomadic pastoralists. The Turkana are noted .... In recent years, development aid programs have aimed at introducing fishing among the Turkana a taboo in some sections of The Turkana society with very limited success. The Turkana people .... The exact number of the Turkana people is not known. Available population statistics are estimates ... in governance process, delimitation of Turkana land which places some sections of Turkan ..., though these are now uncommon in many areas. The Turkana people have elaborate clothing and adornment ... and status of individuals or groups in the Turkana community. Livestock The Turkana rely on several .... Livestock is an important aspect of Turkana culture. Goats, camels, donkeys and zebu are the primary herd stock utilized by the Turkana people. In this society, livestock functions not only as a milk ... to negotiate for wives. It is not uncommon for Turkana men to lead polygynous lifestyles, since livestock ... marriage with other clans, the Turkana have adopted other forms of cultures like circumcision ... more details
Infobox settlement name Turkana District settlement type Districts of Kenya District native name nickname image skyline image size image caption image flag image seal image map Kenya turkana district.svg map caption District location in Kenya coordinates region KE subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Kenya subdivision type2 Capital subdivision name2 Lodwar leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 population as of 2010 Estimate population note population total population metro population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 timezone DST utc offset DST latd 00 latm 38 lats latNS N longd 33 longm 29 longs longEW E elevation m 1138 blank name blank info website footnotes Turkana District is an Districts of Kenya administrative district in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya Rift Valley Province of Kenya . Turkana is the northwesternmost district in Kenya. It is bordered by the countries of Uganda to the west South Sudan and Ethiopia , including the disputed Ilemi Triangle , to the north and northeast and LakeTurkana to the east. To the south and east, neighbouring districts in Kenya are West Pokot District West Pokot , Baringo District Baringo and Samburu District s, while Marsabit District is located on the opposite i.e. eastern shore of LakeTurkana. With an area of nearly 77,000 km , Turkana is the largest district in Kenya. Its capital town is Lodwar . The district has a population ... Type Population Urban pop. Lodwar Municipality 35,897 16,981 Turkana County 414,963 26,563 Total 450,860 ... Turkana North Constituency Turkana Central Constituency Turkana South Constituency See ... KE display inline,title First and second level administrative divisions of Kenya Category Turkana District Category Districts of Kenya Category Rift Valley Province de Turkana District sw Wilaya ya Turkana nl Turkana district sv Turkana distrikt ... more details
led by Richard Leakey , at Nariokotome near LakeTurkana in Kenya . ref Brown F, Harris J, Leakey R, Walker A. 1985 . Early Homo erectus skeleton from west LakeTurkana, Kenya. Nature. 4 316 6031 ... Category LakeTurkana Category Archaeology in Kenya ca Nen de Turkana de Turkana Boy es Ni o de Nariokotome fa gl Neno de Turkana it Ragazzo di Turkana nl Turkana Boy ja pl Ch opiec z Nariokotome sk KNM WT 15000 sv Turkanapojken tr Turkana ocu u ...Multiple issues refimprove April 2009 copy edit October 2011 Infobox fossil img Turkana Boy.jpg image width 514px catalog number KNM WT 15000 common name Turkana Boy species Homo erectus or Homo ergaster age 1.6 mya place discovered LakeTurkana , Kenya date discovered 1984 discovered by Kamoya Kimeu Richard Leakey Turkana Boy , also occasionally, Nariokotome Boy is the epithet common name of fossil ... nisl Scientific methods attachments Bahn Turkana Boy.pdf title Turkana Boy A 1.5 Million year old Skeleton accessdate 2007 02 07 format PDF ref Turkana Boy is classified as either Homo erectus ... Dean M. C. Dean of University College London, in a Nova special, stated that Turkana Boy .... The skeleton is about 1.60 m 5 ft 3 in tall. In adulthood, Turkana Boy might have reached 1.85 m 6 ft 1 in tall and massed 68 kg 150 lb . The cranial capacity of Turkana Boy ... in Turkana boy as compared to modern human Citation needed date May 2010 . The pelvis is narrower ... , whether to run down small game or to avoid predators. Turkana Boy s people might have hunted more ... of a chin not seen in H. sapiens . The arms were slightly longer. Turkana Boy had a projecting ... removed Image Turkana boys vertabrea vertabrea.jpg 200px frame right Turkana Boy s thoracic vertabrae ... a matter of debate whether Neanderthal s had a modern form of language. Turkana Boy s thoracic vertebrae ... turkana.php http www.talkorigins.org faqs homs 15000.html Turkana Boy http www.rps.psu.edu sep98 ... more details
orphan date April 2010 Infobox settlement official name Kubi Turkana image flag flag size image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map Kenya mapsize 200px map caption Location of Kubi Turkana coordinates display inline,title coordinates region KE subdivision type Country subdivision type1 Province subdivision name Kenya subdivision name1 Eastern Province Kenya Eastern Province established title established date population as of population urban population metro population note population total population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 latd 1 longd 38.2 elevation ft footnotes Kubi Turkana is a settlement in Kenya s Eastern Province Kenya Eastern Province . References reflist Category Populated places in Eastern Province Kenya EasternKE geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox rockunit name Turkana Grits image caption type Geological formation age Turonian Santonian ref name cretaceousdistribution prilithology otherlithology namedfor namedby region Rift Valley Province country Kenya coordinates unitof subunits underlies overlies thickness extent area map map caption The Turkana Grits is a geological Formation geology formation in Kenya whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous . Dinosaur remains have been recovered from it. ref name cretaceousdistribution Weishampel, et al. 2004 . Dinosaur distribution Pp. 517 607. in Weishampel, David B. Dodson, Peter and Osm lska, Halszka eds. The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0 520 24209 2. Pp. 517 607. ref Vertebrate paleofauna class wikitable align center width 100 colspan 5 align center Dinosaur s of the Maevarano Formation Taxa Presence Notes Images Genus Lithostrotia ref name cretaceousdistribution Indeterminate remains. ref name cretaceousdistribution Geographically present in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. ref name cretaceousdistribution cf. Titanosaurus sp. ref name cretaceousdistribution rowspan 99 File Spinosaurus BW2.png thumb center 200px Remains of an animal very similar to Spinosaurus have been recovered from the Turkana Grits. Genus ? Ornithopoda ref name cretaceousdistribution Possible indeterminate ornithopod remains. ref name cretaceousdistribution Geographically present in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. ref name cretaceousdistribution Genus Sauropoda ref name cretaceousdistribution Indeterminate remains. ref name cretaceousdistribution Geographically present in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. ref name cretaceousdistribution Genus cf. Spinosaurus ref name cretaceousdistribution cf. Spinosaurus sp. ref name cretaceousdistribution Geographically present in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. ref name cretaceousdistribution Suborder Theropoda ref name cretaceousdistribution Undescribed form. ref name cretaceousdistribution Indeterminate ... more details
Infobox language family name Teso Turkana altname Ateker region southeastern South Sudan , northeastern Uganda , northwestern Kenya , southwestern Ethiopia familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic fam5 Teso Lotuko Maa child1 Ateso language Ateso child2 Karimojong language Karimojong child3 Toposa language Toposa child4 Nyangatom language Nyangatom child5 Turkana language Turkana The Teso Turkana or Ateker languages are a cluster of Eastern Nilotic languages , eastern South Sudan , northeastern Uganda , northwestern Kenya , and southwestern Ethiopia . In effect they form a dialect cluster . They include Ateso language Karimojong language Toposa language Turkana language Nyangatom language See also Ateker External links http www.ethnologue.com show family.asp?subid 90142 Ethnologue Language Family Tree for Teso Turkana http www.isp.msu.edu AfrLang Teso root.html Webbook page on Teso Turkana http www.panafril10n.org wikidoc pmwiki.php PanAfrLoc TesoTurkana PanAfrican L10n page on Teso Turkana DEFAULTSORT Teso Turkana Languages Category Agglutinative languages Category Eastern Nilotic languages ns lang stub ... more details
Turkana South Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya electoral constituency in Kenya . It is one of three constituencies in Turkana District . The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. Members of Parliament class wikitable Elections MP ref Center for Multiparty Democracy http www.cmd.or.ke images Politics 20and 20Paliamenterians 20in 20Kenya.pdf Politics and Parliamenterians in Kenya 1944 2007 ref Party Notes Kenyan general election, 1988 1988 Peter Barnabas Ejore Kenya African National Union KANU One party system. Kenyan general election, 1992 1992 Peter Barnabas Ejore Kenya African National Union KANU 1994 Immanuel Isaac Ichor Imana Kenya African National Union KANU By election Kenyan general election, 1997 1997 David Ethuro Kenya African National Union KANU Kenyan general election, 2002 2002 David Ethuro National Rainbow Coalition NARC Kenyan general election, 2007 2007 David Ethuro Party of National Unity Kenya PNU Wards class wikitable colspan 2 Wards colspan 2 Ward Registered Voters Local authorities of Kenya Local Authority Kanamkemer 2,966 Lodwar municipality Kawalase 812 Lodwar municipality Kenyatta 7,039 Lodwar municipality Nakwanga 1,032 Lodwar municipality Napetet 1,444 Lodwar municipality Napuu 1,849 Lodwar municipality Kalokol 5,583 Turkana county Kang atotha 5,062 Turkana county Kerio 6,663 Turkana county Kotaruk 1,037 Turkana county Loima 1,640 Turkana county Lomeyan 2,717 Turkana county Lorengippi 2,127 Turkana county Lorugum 5,533 Turkana county Nadapal 3,583 Turkana county Total 49,087 colspan 2 smaller September 2005 ref Electoral Commission of Kenya http www.agendaafrica.com files Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area ward and constituency ref . References Reflist coord missing Kenya Category Constituencies in Rift Valley Province Category Turkana District ... more details
Turkana North Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya electoral constituency in Kenya . It is one of three constituencies in Turkana District . The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. The constituency has 18 wards, all electing councillors to the Turkana County Council. Members of Parliament class wikitable Elections MP ref Center for Multiparty Democracy http www.cmd.or.ke images Politics 20and 20Paliamenterians 20in 20Kenya.pdf Politics and Parliamenterians in Kenya 1944 2007 ref Party Notes Kenyan general election, 1997 1997 John Munyes Ford Kenya FORD K Kenyan general election, 2002 2002 John Munyes National Rainbow Coalition NARC Kenyan general election, 2007 2007 John Munyes Party of National Unity Kenya PNU Wards class wikitable colspan 2 Wards colspan 2 Ward Registered Voters Kaeris 1,597 Kaikor 1,787 Kakuma 10,355 Kalobeyei 1,648 Kataboi 1,678 Kibish 880 Kokuro 1,651 Lokichoggio 4,527 Lokitaung 2,904 Lorau 989 Loreng 1,358 Loruth Esekon 702 Meyan 574 Naita 1,073 Nanaam Mogila 1,743 Ngissiger 2,623 Songot 991 Yapakuno 1,894 Total 38,974 colspan 2 smaller September 2005 ref Electoral Commission of Kenya http www.agendaafrica.com files Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area ward and constituency ref . References Reflist coord missing Kenya Category Constituencies in Rift Valley Province Category Turkana District ... more details
Turkana South Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya electoral constituency in Kenya . It is one of three constituencies in Turkana District . The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. The constituency has eight wards, all electing councillors to the Turkana County Council. Members of Parliament class wikitable Elections MP ref Center for Multiparty Democracy http www.cmd.or.ke images Politics 20and 20Paliamenterians 20in 20Kenya.pdf Politics and Parliamenterians in Kenya 1944 2007 ref Party Notes Kenyan general election, 1963 1963 George Kamorunyang Ekitella Kenya African National Union KANU Kenyan general election, 1969 1969 Peter Lobur Ang elei Kenya African National Union KANU One party system Kenyan general election, 1974 1974 Peter Lobur Ang elei Kenya African National Union KANU One party system Kenyan general election, 1979 1979 Peter Lobur Ang elei Kenya African National Union KANU One party system. Kenyan general election, 1983 1983 Peter Lobur Ang elei Kenya African National Union KANU One party system. Kenyan general election, 1988 1988 Peter Lobur Ang elei Kenya African National Union KANU One party system. Kenyan general election, 1992 1992 Francis Ewoton Achuka Kenya African National Union KANU Kenyan general election, 1997 1997 Francis Ewoton Achuka Kenya African National Union KANU Kenyan general election, 2002 2002 Francis Ewoton Achuka Kenya African National Union KANU Kenyan general election, 2007 2007 Josephat Koli Nanok Orange Democratic Movement ODM Wards class wikitable colspan 2 Wards colspan 2 Ward Registered Voters Kapedo 662 Kaputir 2,582 Katilu 6,248 Kochodin 1,284 Lobokat 1,706 Lokichar 8,021 Lokori 4,915 Napeitom 1,234 Total 26,652 colspan 2 smaller September 2005 ref Electoral Commission of Kenya http www.agendaafrica.com files Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area ward and constituency ref . References Reflist coord missing Kenya Category Constituencies in Rift Valley Province Category Turkana ... more details
Taxobox image status VU status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Reptilia ordo Testudines familia Pelomedusidae genus Pelusios species P. broadleyi binomial Pelusios broadleyi binomial authority Bour, 1986 synonyms The Turkana mud turtle Pelusios broadleyi is a species of turtle in the Pelomedusidae family. It is Endemism endemic to Kenya . References Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 16529 all Pelusios broadleyi . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007. Pleurodira Testudines Category Fauna of Kenya Category Pelusios turtle stub fr Pelusios broadleyi hu Broadley sisaktekn s nl Pelusios broadleyi ja ... more details
Infobox lakelake name A Lake image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia coords coord 44 49 26.9 N 63 38 2.9 W scale 10000 type waterbody region CA NS display inline,title type inflow outflow catchment basin countries Canada length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation 49 Meters islands cities Fall River, Nova Scotia Fall River A Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality , in north eastern Nova Scotia , Canada . See also List of lakes in Nova Scotia References http geonames.nrcan.gc.ca index e.php National Resources Canada HalifaxNS geo stub Category Lakes of Nova Scotia ... more details
Infobox lakelake name Lake No image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location coords coord 9 29 52 N 30 27 54 E type waterbody region SD 22 display inline,title type inflow Bahr al Jabal , Bahr el Ghazal river Bahr el Ghazal outflow White Nile catchment basin countries South Sudan length width area 100 km max depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities frozen Lake No is a lake in South Sudan . It is located just north of the vast swamp of the Sudd , at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal river Bahr el Ghazal rivers. It marks the transition between the Bahr al Jabal and White Nile proper. Lake No is located approximately 1,156 km downstream of Uganda s Lake Albert Africa Lake Albert , the major lake on the White Nile preceding Lake No. ref name Baker http american almanac.tripod.com sudan.htm The Potential of the Nile River Basin, And The Economic Development of Sudan by Marcia Merry Baker, The American Almanac , 1997 ref The lake is considered the center of the Nuer people Nuer peoples. ref http strategyleader.org profiles nuer.html The Nuer of Sudan and Ethiopia by Orville Boyd Jenkins, March 1997. Lady Gaga also owns one. hosted by strategyleader.org ref References and notes reflist Category Lakes of South Sudan Category Nile SouthSudan geo stub ca Llac No de No See es Lago No it Lago No mk ja sr sh Jezero No zh ... more details
Other uses pp move indef Image Oeschinen.jpg thumb 300px right Oeschinen Lake in the Swiss Alps A lake ... www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 328083 lake author Britannica online accessdate 2008 06 25 title Lake physical feature quote a Lake is any relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water ... definition accessdate 2008 06 25 url http dictionary.reference.com browse lake ref Lakes can be contrasted ... water supply, or for aesthetic or recreational purposes. Etymology, meaning, and usage of lake ... Image Emerald Bay.jpg thumb right Lake Tahoe on the border of California and Nevada Image Caspian Sea from orbit.jpg thumb The Caspian Sea is either the world s largest lake or a full fledged sea. ref ... inland salt lake . However, the Caspian large size means that for some purposes it is better ... are remnants of the ancient Tethys Ocean . Politically, the distinction between a sea and a lake may affect how the Caspian is treated by international law. ref The word lake comes from Middle English lakelake, pond, waterway , from Old English lacu pond, pool, stream , from Proto Germanic lak pond ... to leak, drain . Cognates include Dutch language Dutch laak lake, pond, ditch , Middle Low German l ke ... use made of simple size based definitions to separate ponds and lakes. One definition of lake is a body ... Ecological Society ref The term lake is also used to describe a feature such as Lake Eyre , which ... with lake are in quasi technical fact, ponds. In Lentic ecosystems lake ecology the environment of a lake is referred to as lacustrine . Large lakes are occasionally referred to as inland sea s, and small seas are occasionally referred to as lakes, such as Lake Maracaibo , which is actually a bay ... America . Only one lake in the English Lake District is actually called a lake other than Bassenthwaite Lake , the others are all Mere lake meres or waters . Only six bodies of water in Scotland are known as lakes the others are loch s the Lake of Menteith , the Lake of the Hirsel , Pressmennan Lake ... more details
The Lake novel The Lake is also a novel by Yasunari Kawabata. Ned Chaillet The Lake The Lake is also a 1993 BBC Radio 4 play by Ellen Dryden. The Lake school production The Lake is also a 2010 school musical production. For other uses, see Lake disambiguation . The Lake was a United Kingdom British play written by Dorothy Massingham and Murray MacDonald. It debuted on Broadway theatre Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on December 26, 1933 and was one of acting legend Katharine Hepburn s first major Broadway roles. Directed by Jed Harris , the infamous big bad wolf of American theater, the play was a critical and popular flop, though it had a respectable run of 55 nights. Hepburn in particular drew sharp rebukes in the newspapers, many of which were penned by the same critics who loved her in The Warrior s Husband . One infamous review, by Dorothy Parker , said Hepburn ran the gamut of emotions &mdash from A to B. ref Name Time cite news url http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,816908,00.html title Cinema The Hepburn Story date September 1, 1952 newspaper Time accessdate August 21, 2011 ref Despite the poor response, Harris decided to take the show to Chicago, saying to Hepburn, My dear, the only interest I have in you is the money I can make out of you. Hepburn refused, and paid Harris everything she had, 13,675, to close the production instead. ref Berg, Scott 2004 . Kate Remembered A Personal Biography of Katharine Hepburn , p. 93. ref Hepburn later referred to Harris as hands down the most diabolical person I have ever met , ref Berg 2004 , p. 91. ref and claimed this experience was important in teaching her to take responsibility for her career. ref Hepburn, Katharine 1991 . Me Stories of my Life , p. 4. ref In 1937, Hepburn included a include a line from The Lake in the film Stage Door , thus making fun of her biggest failure. ref Berg 2004 , p. 116. ref ... Hepburn DEFAULTSORT Lake, The Category British plays Category 1933 plays ... more details
Infobox Film name By the Lake image By the Lake.jpg image size caption Film poster director Sergei Gerasimov film director Sergei Gerasimov writer Sergei Gerasimov film director Sergei Gerasimov narrator starring Oleg Zhakov br Vasily Shukshin br Natalya Belokhvostikova music Ilya Kataev cinematography Vladimir Rapoport br Vladimir Arkhangelsky editing studio Gorky Film Studio released 1969 runtime 184 minutes country Film USSR language Russian budget By the Lake lang ru , translit U ozera is a two part 1969 cinema of the Soviet Union Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov film director Sergei Gerasimov . In 1971 USSR State Prize for this film was awarded to Sergei Gerasimov, cinematographer Vladimir Rapoport, art director Pyotr Galadzhev, and the group of leading actors Oleg Zhakov, Vasily Shukshin, Natalya Belokhvostikova. Cast Oleg Zhakov as Barmin Vasily Shukshin as Chernykh Natalya Belokhvostikova as Lena Barmina External links imdb title id 0065140 title By the Lake CinemaofSovietUnion Category 1969 films Category Soviet films Category Russian language films Category Films set in Russia Category Gorky Film Studio films Category Films directed by Sergei Gerasimov USSR film stub ru ... more details
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