...A tectonic lake in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, with a surface elevation of 375m, an area of 7,100 km2 (the fifth largest in Africa), and a maximum depth of 73m. It is also called Lake Rudolf, because it was explored by Count Teleki of Austria in 1888 and named after the Crown Prince at the time. The Turkana people, a Niles-Hamitic pastoral people living around the lake, call it Basso Narok (black water). *Some of the terminology that mentions "Rudolf, Lake" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アフリカ大地溝帯に属する構造湖で,湖面標高375m,面積7100km2(アフリカ5位),最大深度73m。ルドルフ湖Lake Rudolfとも呼ばれるが,それは1888年オーストリアのテレキ伯が探検し,当時の皇太子にちなんで命名したからである。湖の周辺に住むナイル・ハム系の牧畜民トゥルカナ族はバッソ・ナロク(黒い水)と呼ぶ。… ※「Rudolf,Lake」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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