Mau Escarpment

Mau Escarpment

The Mau Escarpment is a steep natural cliff approximately 3,000 m (10,000 ft) high, running along the western edge of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.

External links

Article published in The East African on the Mau Escarpment and its political and environmental implications: http://www.marsgroupkenya.org/multimedia/?StoryID=261885

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