| Loriu Plateau | |
|---|---|
  Loriu Plateau | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | 1,463 m (4,800 ft) |
| Coordinates | 02°30′00″N 36°20′00″E / 2.50000°N 36.33333°E |
| Geography | |
| Country | Kenya |
| State | Turkana |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Pliocene |
| Age of rock | Precambrian |
Loriu Plateau is an elevated Precambrian bedrock exposure at the southwest margin of Lake Turkana in Kenya.[1] The plateau is only seasonally habitable due to aridity and was once home to fauna otherwise rare in Turkana.[2] Loriu is west of and adjacent to the Barrier Volcano at the southernmost portion of Lake Turkana.
- ^ Rhemtulla, Sultan (March 1970). "orgThe South Turkana Expedition: Scientific Papers III. A Geological Reconnaissance of SouthTurkana". The Geographical Journal. 136 (1): 61–73. doi:10.2307/1795682. JSTOR 1795682.
- ^ Watson, R M (1969). "orgThe South Turkana Expedition Scientific Papers II: A Survey of the Large Mammal Population in South Turkana". The Geographical Journal. 135 (4): 529–546. doi:10.2307/1795097. JSTOR 1795097.