African Jewels Safari Newsletter #00006 :: The African Rift Valley in Tanzania

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African Jewels Safari Newsletter  October 2, 2010             Issue #00006
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The African Rift Valley in Tanzania
The African Rift Valley in Tanzania The African Rift Valley is created from earths tectonic plates moving away from each other .  The Rift Valley extends 6000 km (3700 miles) from Lebanon in the north to Mozambique in the south.   The portion of the Rift Valley that runs through East Africa is characterized by a dramatic treed escarpment , alkaline lakes such as Lake Manyara , and nearby volcanoes such as Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, and Ngorongoro Crater. The volcanic ash has produced a mineral rich soil .

A hardpan layer forms in this volcanic soil in large areas and makes it difficult for tress to grow which why the Northern Park Circuit is mainly a savannah topography. Savannah can support a higher density of animals than any other land type.    On the savannah there are these weathered rock islands known as Kopjes formed at a time when lava bubbled up through from the earths crust . The soil adjacent to the kopjes is typically wetter than the surrounding savannah.    The Rift Valley in East Africa has been a rich source of fossils that allow study of human evolution most notably at Oldepai Gorge in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

What’s New

LION DOG AFRICAN SAFARIS Announcements

  A) On Sunday 7:00 pm Sunday October 24, LION  DOG AFRICAN SAFARIS will behosting a free open presentation on the Jewels of Africa.Location is at the Lakeview Community Centre, Multi-Purpose Room, 611034 St. SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada          B) On Tuesday 1:00 pm November 9, 2010, LION  DOG AFRICAN SAFARIS will behosting an open presentation on the Jewels of Africa.Location is at the Kerby Centre, Room 205, 1133-7 Ave. SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada  Admission is $2 at the door.

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Did You Know?

 Lake Manyara at the bottom of the Rift Valley on the Northern Park Circuit is an alkaline lake which creates an ideal breeding ground for algae which several species of fish thrive on. As a result, millions of birds flock to this lake to feast on the abundant food supply of algae and fish.   

Wit and Humor
  

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Guest ArticlesWe are also accepting article submissions for this newsletter if anyone would like to contribute.   

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