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Kenya
Located in East Africa, the Republic of Kenya is
bordered on the north by Sudan and Ethiopia, on
the east by Somalia and the Indian Ocean, on the
south by Tanzania, and on the west by Lake
Victoria and Uganda. The largest city is the
capital, Nairobi, with Nakuru, Mombasa, and Kisumu
as other major cities. It has an area 580,370
km² (224,082 miles²) and falls into
several well-defined topographical zones extending
from the Indian Ocean coast up to lofty mountain
ranges that reach elevations of more than 3,048
metres (more than 10,000 feet).
The Equator divides Kenya into two almost equal
parts. The region north of the Equator is hot and
receives comparatively little rain, while the
southern region falls into three meteorological
zones: the coast is humid, the highlands are
relatively temperate, and the Lake Victoria region
is tropical. The rainy seasons occur from October
to December and April to June, although the
weather phenomenon El Niño recently
complicated this pattern.
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MAASAI
MARA
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NAKURU
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SAMBURU
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AMBOSELI
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ABERDARES/MT. KENYA
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