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Lake Turkana (/ t ɜːr ˈ k ɑː n ə,-ˈ k æ n-/) is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, in northern Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. [2] It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.
An E-W-trending chain of small explosion craters cuts the eastern side of the 3-km-wide island. Several small islands to the SE represent partially submerged crater rims, and other cones and lava plugs lie beneath the lake surface near the island. The youngest Central Islands tuffs and lavas may be as young as Holocene (Karson and Curtis, 1992).
A well-known crater lake, which bears the same name as the geological feature, is Crater Lake in Oregon. It is located in the caldera of Mount Mazama . It is the deepest lake in the United States with a depth of 594 m (1,949 ft).
The claim: Video shows Yellowstone supervolcano ‘really erupting’ in December 2024. A Dec. 13 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a man talking in front of a video of people ...
There appeared to be the remains of about 20 structures buried in the crater, the researchers said, and they were built in a circular formation. ... → Elaborate 600-year-old castle — complete ...
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument closed in April 2022 when a fire swept through. But fire has always been part of the park's story. Here's why.
The following structures are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed.
NASA's adventurous Perseverance rover is currently perched over a big Martian impact crater. And it has a glorious vista.While searching for clues of past habitability and potential hints of ...