Gilgil River

The Gilgil River drains part of the floor of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya and the plateau to the east of the valley, flowing from the north into .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Kenya
  • Also known as: Khirgil” and “Kilgil

Gilgil River

Latitude
-0.67481° or 0° 40′ 29″ south
Longitude
36.34751° or 36° 20′ 51″ east
Elevation
1,886 metres (6,188 feet)
Open location code
6GFR88GX+32
Geo­Names ID
197333
Wiki­data ID
Q4785153
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Welsh—“Gilgil River” goes by many names.
  • Irish: Abhainn Gilgil
  • Japanese: ギルギル川
  • Kinyarwanda: Umugezi wa Gilgil
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gilgil
  • Swahili: Mto Gilgil
  • Welsh: Afon Gilgil

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