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Central Island, Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolph), Marsabit County, Kenyai
Regional Level Types
Central IslandIsland
Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolph)Lake
Marsabit CountyCounty
KenyaCountry

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Type:
Island
Mindat Locality ID:
406771
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406771:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Central Island, Marsabit, Kenya
German:
Central Island, Marsabit County, Kenia
Italian:
Central Island, contea di Marsabit, Kenya
Russian:
Центральный, Кения
Simplified Chinese:
中央岛国家公园, 馬薩比特郡, 肯尼亚
Spanish:
Isla Central, Marsabit, Kenia
Armenian:
Կրոկոդայլ այլենդ, Քենիա
Azeri:
Mərkəzi ada, Keniya
Basque:
Central uhartea, Kenya
Catalan:
Central Island, Kenya
Cebuano:
Central Island, Marsabit, Kenya
Dutch:
Central Island, Marsabit, Kenia
Greek:
Κεντρικό Νησί, Κένυα
Latin:
Insula Centralis , Kenia
Slovak:
Central Island, Keňa
Swahili:
Kisiwa cha Kati , Kaunti ya Marsabit, Kenya
Swedish:
Central Island, Marsabit, Kenya
Turkish:
Central Island, Kenya
Vietnamese:
Đảo Trung , Marsabit, Kenya


Approximately circular island which rises to 170 m and covers 9 km², the bathymetry indicates that the edifice widens to a diameter of about 5 km at a depth of 45 m beneath the lake surface (Dunkley et al. 1993).

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Island
Wikidata ID:Q1053880
GeoNames ID:199923


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References

Bloomer, S. H., Curtis, P. C., & Karson, J. A. (1989). Geochemical variation of Quaternary basaltic volcanics in the Turkana Rift, northern Kenya. Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East), 8(2-4), 511-532. doi.org/10.1016/S0899-5362(89)80042-9
Dunkley, P. N., Smith, M., Allen, D. J., & Darling, W. G. (1993). The geothermal activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley. British Geological Survey, Research Report. International Series SC/93/1.
Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.103
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