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Kenya's landscape ranks among the most fascinating and diverse the world over. From the low-lying coastlands to the snow capped Mt. Kenya that rises to 17,058ft. above sea level. From the tree dotted plains to the jaggered escarpment that marks the sudden drop into the floor of the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley that is littered with alkaline lakes.
From the coast, on the Indian Ocean, - 500 kilometers of coral reef fringed by the most beautiful talcum-soft white sandy beaches, the Low plains rise to central highlands. The highlands are bisected by the Great Rift Valley; a fertile plateau in the east. The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa.
The highlands are the site of the highest point in Kenya (and the second highest in Africa): Mount Kenya, on the Equator line which reaches 5,199 m (17,057 ft) has peaks covered with snow and it is ringed by tropical rainforests.The landscape also comprises of lush agricultural fields, savanna grasslands, and the world's second largest freshwater lake - Lake Victoria that is shared by three East African Countries.
Mountains:
From the coast, on the Indian Ocean, - 500 kilometers of coral reef fringed by the most beautiful talcum-soft white sandy beaches, the Low plains rise to central highlands. The highlands are bisected by the Great Rift Valley; a fertile plateau in the east. The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa.
The highlands are the site of the highest point in Kenya (and the second highest in Africa): Mount Kenya, on the Equator line which reaches 5,199 m (17,057 ft) has peaks covered with snow and it is ringed by tropical rainforests.The landscape also comprises of lush agricultural fields, savanna grasslands, and the world's second largest freshwater lake - Lake Victoria that is shared by three East African Countries.
Mountains:
- Mount Kenya - Height 5199 metres - second highest mountain in Africa.Although it is on the equator, the top of the mountain (or the summit) is always covered with snow.
- Mount Elgon - (4,321m) - on the border between Kenya and Uganda.It is a volcanic mountain
- Mount Longonot - (2777 m)A dormant volcano in the Rift Valley
