Thread by @kwskenya

Owing to the glacial activity many thousands of years ago, #DiscoverMountKenyaNationalPark has long been known as the land of lakes & tarns. The naming of these lakes has been a source of wonder for many & so today, we take you through several of these!

https://twitter.com/kwskenya/status/1260847784309207041

1. Lake Rutundu - got its name from the adjacent hill, Rutundu, which is said to resemble packed tobacco. #DiscoverMountKenyaNationalPark

Did you know that it was here that UK's Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton back in 2010?

📸 by Shannon Davis

2. Lake Alice - located in a crater near Ithangune Hill. It was named of the Duchess of Gloucester after visiting Kenya and trying to climb the mountain. Covering 48 acres, it is the largest of the lakes in #DiscoverMountKenyaNationalPark

📸 by JamboNairobi

3. Lake Michaelson - it is found in the Gorges Valley and rests under point Lenana. It is named after a friend of Halford Mackinder, a geographer and the first European explorer to summit Mount Kenya back in 1899. #DiscoverMountKenyaNationalPark

📸 by Kudu Safaris

4. Lake Ellis - located at the base of Mugi Hill, it was named after Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis - the first European to reach the lake back in 1927. Occupying 28 acres of land, it is the third largest lake in #DiscoverMountKenyaNationalPark

📸 by @petersize10

5. Hut Tarn - also known as Two tarn, it is located at the Teleki Ridge along the western-peak circuit. The tarn occupies 4.5 acres. #DiscoverMountKenyaNationalPark

📸 by Adventure_Alternative

Nanyuki Tarn - Named after the river that it flows into, the Nanyuki tarn is adjacent to point Piggot (a lesser known peak standing at 4,957m) and covers an area of 1.7 acres. #DiscoverMountKenyaNationalPark

📸by Jacques Mermet