Turkana
Americannoun
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a member of a seminomadic people of northwestern Kenya and bordering areas of Uganda.
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the Nilotic language of the Turkana.
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Formerly Rudolf. Lake. a lake in E Africa, in NE Kenya. 185 miles (298 km) long; 3,500 sq. mi. (9,100 sq. km).
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Because the Turkana Rift is the first known active continental rift currently undergoing necking, it offers scientists a rare chance to study this crucial stage of tectonic evolution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The Turkana Rift began opening about 45 million years ago, and researchers estimate that necking started after widespread volcanic eruptions around 4 million years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
This means the Turkana Rift may not have been uniquely important as a site where human ancestors evolved, but rather a place where geological conditions made it easier to record their history.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
But the Red Cross in Turkana acknowledges that the need for food assistance is greater than available resources.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
The Turkana themselves had no food and no jobs.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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