In which African country is Lake Turkana?
Lake Turkana not breed in the lake, but migrate up the Omo River and other affluents to breed. The lake is heavily fished. The Lake Turkana region is home to hundreds of species of birds native to Kenya. The East African Rift System also serves as a flyway for migrating birds, bringing in hundreds more. The birds are essentially supported by plankton masses in the lake, which also feed the fish. Some birds more common to Turkana are the little stint, the wood sandpiper, and the common sandpiper. The African skimmer ("Rhyncops flavirostris") nests in the banks of Central Island. The white-breasted
Lake Turkana name. The previous indigenous Turkana name for Lake Turkana 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 land. The area is primarily clay-based and is more alkaline than seawater. The major biomes are the lake itself, which is an aquatic biome, and the surrounding region, which is classified as desert and xeric shrubland. The Chalbi Desert is east of the lake. During moister times, a dry grassland appears, featuring "Aristida adcensionis" and "A. mutabilis". During