Lake Kamnarok
Lake Kamnarok is a seasonal lake and one of the few ox-bow lakes in Kenya, found at the base of the Kerio Valley. The name originated from the Kalenjin word Narok, which is used to refer to a species of water plant that was widely found in the lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapturwo.
Kapturwo
Village
Keturwo is a settlement in Kenya's Baringo County. Kapturwo is situated 5 km east of Lake Kamnarok.
Lake Kamnarok
- Type: Body of water
- Description: body of water
- Category: lake
- Location: Baringo, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
0.62943° or 0° 37′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.6237° or 35° 37′ 25″ east
Elevation
1,058 metres (3,471 feet)
Open location code
6GGQJJHF+QF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Lake Kamnarok” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Камнарок”
- Burmese: “ကမ်နရော့ကန်”
- Cebuano: “Lake Kamnarok”
- Chinese: “卡姆納羅克湖”
- Hausa: “Tafkin Kamnarok”
- Japanese: “カムナロック湖”
- Somali: “Harada Kamnarok”
- Swahili: “Ziwa Kamnarok”
- Welsh: “Llyn Kamnarok”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: turu turu centre and turuturu trading centre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lake Kamnarok Trading Centre and Likwonsurwo Trading Centre.
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