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Lokwakangole Destination Guide
Discover Lokwakangole in Kenya
Lokwakangole in the region of Rift Valley is a town located in Kenya - some 339 mi or ( 545 km ) North of Nairobi , the country's capital .
Local time in Lokwakangole is now 05:20 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nakuru, Kisumu, Sironko, Moroto, and Katakwi. When in this area, you might want to check out Nakuru . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lokwakangole ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kalokol Airport
Kalokol Airport, also named Fergusons Gulf Airport, is an airport located in Kalokol, a village in the Turkana District, Rift Valley Province in northwestern Kenya, on the western shores of Lake Turkana, close to the International border with Ethiopia. By air, Kalokol airport is situated approximately 552 kilometres northwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:3° 29' 24.00"N, 35° 50' 24.00"E .
Located at 3.49 35.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Namoratunga
Namoratunga is an archaeoastronomical site on the west side of Lake Turkana in Kenya, believed to have been founded around 300 BC. Namoratunga II contains 19 basalt pillars, aligned with 7 star systems: Triangulum, Pleiades, Bellatrix, Aldebaran, Central Orion, Saiph, and Sirius. Namoratunga means "people of stone" in the Turkana language. Mark Lynch and L.H. Robbins discovered the site in 1978.
Located at 3.40 35.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Central Island
Central Island, also known as Crocodile Island, is a volcanic island located in the middle of Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is also the location of Central Island National Park, which is governed by the Kenya Wildlife Service. It is composed of more than a dozen craters and cones, three of which are filled by small lakes. The two largest lakes partially fill craters up to a kilometre wide and about 80 m deep, the floors of which are near sea level.
Located at 3.50 36.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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