| Korosi | |
|---|---|
  Korosi Location in Kenya | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,446 m (4,744 ft) |
| Coordinates | 0°46′N36°07′E / 0.77°N 36.12°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kenya |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Korosi is a shield volcano located in the Gregory Rift at the northern end of Lake Baringo, Kenya.
Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Kenyan Rift Valley lakes, with a surface area of 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and an elevation of 970 metres (3,180 ft). The lake is fed by several rivers: the Molo, Perkerra and Ol Arabel. It has no obvious outlet; the waters are assumed to seep through lake sediments into the faulted volcanic bedrock. It is one of the two freshwater lakes in the Rift Valley in Kenya, the other being Lake Naivasha.
Rift Valley Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the Kenyan general election, 2013. Rift Valley Province was the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It was dominated by the Kenya Rift Valley which passes through it and gives the province its name. According to the 2009 Census, the former province covered an area of 182,505.1 square kilometres and would have had a population of 10,006,805, making it the largest and most populous province in the country. The bulk of the provincial population inhabited a strip between former Nairobi and Nyanza Province. The capital was the town of Nakuru.
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