Elgeyo escarpment

Elgeyo escarpment

Elgeyo escarpment is a fault-scarp caused by to post-Miocene faulting and there are Miocene beds visible. The escarpment is part of the western wall of the Great Rift Valley. [cite web
url=http://jgslegacy.lyellcollection.org/cgi/content/abstract/106/1-4/345
title=A contributon to the geology of the Kavirondon Rift Valley -- Shacleton 106 (14): 345 -- Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
publisher=jgslegacy.lyellcollection.org
accessdate=2008-03-16
last=Shacleton
first=Robert Millner]

The northwest part of Kenya has three main geographic zones running in parallel north to south. There is the highland plateau, which rises gradually to 3,350 meters above sea level, on the Cherangani Hills. In the intermediate zone is the Elgeyo Escarpment which rapidly gives way to the lower Kerio Valley. The yearly rainfall in the escarpment area ranges between 100-140 cm. [cite web|url=http://www.gisdevelopment.net/proceedings/gisdeco/sessions/muche.htm
title=GIS in support of participatory land use planning in the Districts Keiyo & Marakwet, Kenya|publisher=www.gisdevelopment.net
accessdate=2008-03-16
last=Julius Muchemi
first=Wangu Mwangi & Heinz Greijn]

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