Geography of Kenya
The landscapes of the Kenya are varied. The country has a coast on the Indian Ocean, of large Savane S and many mountains. The center and the west are strongly marked by the Vallée of the great rift. Three of the highest mountains of the Africa are in Kenya or close to its borders: the Mount Kenya, the Mount Elgon and the Kilimandjaro. The Forest Kakamega, in the west of the country, is a remainder of the East-African Tropical forest. Kenya also shelters the Forêt Mau, larger forest of Africa.
Geography
Position
- Is of Africa, on the Indian Ocean, between the Somalia with north and the Tanzania in the south.
- Coordinated:
Surface
- Ground: : 582650 km
- Water: : 13500 km
- Total: : 582250 km
Borders
- Total: : 3446 km
- Adjoining countries:
Coast
- 536 km on the Indian Ocean
Maritime territorial claims
- continental Shelf: 200 meters of depth or until the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic Zone: 200 marine miles
- maritime Territory: 12 marine miles
Climate
The climate varies Tropical on the coast with the Aride inside.
Relief
Low savannas go up to form the highlands of Kenya, half-compartments in the medium by the Vallée of the great rift; beyond, the plains in the west are fertile.
Altitudes
- Not low: the Indian Ocean, 0 m
- Not highest: Mount Kenya: 5199 m
Water
The two important rivers are the Galana and the Tana.
Natural resources
Calcareous Gold, , Sodium carbonate, Fluorite, Barite of salt, Ruby, Garnet-red, hydraulic power, fauna and Flora.
Exploitation of the ground
- Arable land: 7% (permanent: 1%)
- permanent Pastures: 37%
- Forests: 30%
- Other: 25%
Irrigated grounds
- 660 km
Environmental problems
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Dryness S recurring in north and is; floods during the rain season.
- Contamination of water by industrial and urban waste; degradation of water quality by the increasing use of Pesticide S and fertilizers; deforestation; erosion, and poaching of the animal species.
International agreements on the environment
- Left with: biodiversity, climate change, turning into a desert, species in the process of disappearance, Convention of the United Nations on the right of the sea, Convention of London, Convention one Fishing and Conservation off Living room Resources off the High Seas , Treated complete prohibition of the nuclear tests, Protocol of Montreal, Marpol, wetlands, Hunting for the whale.
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