There is swell in the waters, a sandy beach, and waves are lapping up to it.
A fierce wind is blowing and fisherman boats are moored nearby, ready to go.
The local people call it the Jade Sea because of its breathtaking turquoise color.
During this period, the Lake had an outlet, a river flowing northwestwards to join the Nile.
On-shore and off-shore winds can be extremely strong as the lake warms and cools more slowly than the land.
Sudden, violent storms are frequent.
These conditions make it a popular spot for outdoor enthusiasts who want a change of pace.
The Lake is surrounded by an arid, seemingly extra-terrestrial landscape that is often devoid of life.
The Lake itself, however, is teeming with it.
The rocky shores are home to scorpions and carpet vipers.
Its shores have revealed the oldest-known fossil remains of Homo habilis that lived two million years ago.
But Lake Turkana and its inhabitants now face an environmental catastrophe.
When it completes, the lake could start drying just like theAral Seadid.
Source:Wikipedia,UNESCO,Internationalrivers,Uzaze
