1. Kenyaiscalled by thehighesthill inKenya. Itmeansthehillofshine.
Kenyaisextended in theeastAfrica on equatornearthecoastofIndianocean.
Fromshore to inland in width 150 km islandedcoastlowland.
In 3000 metersabovesealeveldominatedsavannas. In inland are mostlysteppes or
savannas, in theeastfromthelakeTurkana are deserts and semideserts.
Becauseofrainfall are on thecoast and in the western partthicktropicalrainforests. In
higherpositions over 3 000 metersabovesealevelislower, uplandvegetation.
In Kenya are lotsoffamousnationalparks and reservationslikeMasai Mara or
National park Tsavo. HerelivemainlyLion, Africianelephant, Giraffe, Rhinoceros,
Hippopotamus, Africianbuffalo, zebra, gazelle, cheetah, leopard, antelope, Spotted
hyena and manykindsofbirds.
Thelongestrivers are Tana (708 km), Athi-Galana-Sabaki (547 km) and Suam-
Turkwel (354 km). Thebiggestlakes are Victoriaslake (69 485 km2), Turkana (6 405
km2) and Naivasha (139 km2). Thehighestwaterfalls are Gura (273 m), Kindaruma
(135 m) and Nyhururu (73 m)
Obdobie dažďov sa vyskytuje od marca do mája a v novembri a decembri
Najteplejšími mesiacmi sú február a marec, najchladnejšími jún a júl, Priemerná teplota cez deň sa tu pohybuje od 25 do
35°