Lorian Swamp
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lorian-swamp-178-1988089
title:
Lorian Swamp
text:
The Lorian Swamp is an area of wetlands on the Ewaso Ngiro river in Isiolo North (chari), Kenya. The swampy zone is 196 kilometres (122 mi) long and has a greatest width of 25 kilometres (16 mi), covering an area of 231,000 hectares.
Apart from the Ewaso Ngiro river, the swamp is also fed by wadis from the southwest and the northeast.
The swamp is less than 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. The swamp lies in an arid zone,
with the local annual rainfall averaging between 180 and 250 mm, but va
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Area of wetlands on the Ewaso Ngiro river in Kenya
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorian_Swamp
date created:
2011-03-12T17:16:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T11:01:18Z
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fields total:
13
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16