Ndoto Mountains
| Ndoto Mountains | |
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  Ndoto Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 1°46′13″N 37°8′31″E / 1.77028°N 37.14194°E |
The Ndoto Mountains are a mountain range in northern Kenya.
Like Mount Nyiru to the north and the Mathews Range to the south, the Ndoto Mountains consist of Precambrian crystalline basement rock, mostly extremely durable gneisses and granites.[1]
The climate is semi-arid at lower elevations. At higher elevations there are areas of higher rainfall, humidity, and cloud cover which support montane forests.[1][2]
The Ndotos Range Forest Reserve was established in 1956, and covers an area of 932.05 km2.[3] The reserve contains about 101.55 km2 of dense forest.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rainer W. Bussmann (2002). "Islands in the Desert—Forest Vegetation of Kenya's Smaller Mountains and Highland Areas (Nyiru, Ndoto, Kulal, Marsabit, Loroghi, Ndare, Mukogodo, Porror, Mathews, Gakoe, Imenti, Ngaia, Nyambeni, Loita, Nguruman, Nairobi)," Journal of East African Natural History, 91(1), 27-79, (1 January 2002)
- ^ Benny Bytebier, Rainer W. Bussmann (2000). "The Vegetation of Mount Nyiru (Samburu District, Kenya): A Checklist and Syntaxonomical Survey," Journal of East African Natural History, 89(1), 45-71, (1 January 2000)
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Ndotos Range from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 5 June 2024.