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Touring Magadi in Kenya
Magadi in the region of Rift Valley with its 14,529 citizens is located in Kenya - some 56 mi or ( 90 km ) South-West of Nairobi , the country's capital city .
Time in Magadi is now 06:47 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tabora, Mwanza, Musoma, Moshi, and Arusha. Being here already, consider visiting Tabora . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Magadi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Magadi, Kenya
Magadi, Kenya is a town in the Kenya Rift Valley at Lake Magadi, located southwest of Nairobi, in southern Kenya. Magadi is northeast of Lake Natron in Tanzania. The general population of Magadi, Kenya is 980 people, and the elevation of Magadi, Kenya is 595 meters (1955 feet) in altitude. Magadi township lies on Lake Magadi's east shore, and is home to the Magadi Soda Company, now owned by Tata India. This factory produces soda ash, which has a range of industrial uses.
Located at -1.88 36.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Lake Magadi
Lake Magadi is the southernmost lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, lying in a catchment of faulted volcanic rocks, north of Tanzania's Lake Natron. During the dry season, it is 80% covered by soda and is well known for its wading birds, including flamingos. Lake Magadi is a saline, alkaline lake, approximately 100 square kilometers in size, that lies in a graben. The lake is an example of a "saline pan".
Located at -1.87 36.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Magadi Airport
Magadi Airport is an airport in Kenya.
Located at -1.95 36.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Ewaso Ng'iro
Ewaso Ng'iro is a river in Kenya which rises on the west side of Mount Kenya and flows north then east and finally south-east, passing through Somalia where it joins the Jubba River. The upper basin of the Ewaso Ng'iro River is 15,200-square-kilometre . The river has a continuous water supply due to the glaciers on Mount Kenya. It is used for canoeing and has up to grade V rapids. The river's name is derived from the local community's language. It means the river of brown or muddy water.
Located at -2.07 36.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.