Lake Magadi, also spelled Lake Magad, is a shallow soda lake in the southwest of the
Ngorogoro crater in northern Tanzania, is often inhabited by thousands of mainly
lesser flamingo
The lesser flamingo (''Phoeniconaias minor'') is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered Vagrancy (biology), vagrants.
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es. The lake's name comes from the word for ''salty'' in the Maasai language. It is 1730 metres above sea level.
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Magadi
Magadi is a Taluk headquarters located in Ramanagara district. The town is situated at a distance of 51 km from Bangalore. The founder of Bangalore, the great Kempegowda was a native of Kempapura, Magadi taluk. Magadi, having a rich cultur ...
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