Question

Write a note on kenya's coastline.

Answer 1

Kenya is notable for its topographical variety. The low-lying, fertile coastal region, fringed with coral reefs and islands, is backed by a gradually rising coastal plain, a dry region covered with savanna and thornbush. At an altitude of over 1,500 m (5,000 ft) and about 480 km (300 mi) inland, the plain gives way in the southwest to a high plateau, rising in parts to more than 3,050 m (10,000 ft), on which most of the population and the majority of economic activities are concentrated. The northern section of Kenya, forming three-fifths of the whole territory, is arid and of semidesert character, as is the bulk of the southeastern quarter.

Answer 2

The Kenyan coast is very different from the image that the world has about the savannahs of safari country. Low lying and sandy, shaded by coconut palms and mangrove lined creeks, the coast blends the bright light of the tropics with the sparkling, azure blue of the Indian Ocean. Here sitting on the sands, you have to squint to watch the ubiquitous lateen rigged dhows sailing beyond the coral reefs.