text: Slide 20 of 53: The inland sea of Lake Turkana, the largest desert lake in the world, is longer than Kenya’s coastline. Often known as the Jade Sea because of its remarkable color, the lake is a stopover for migrant waterfowl and an important breeding ground for the Nile crocodile, hippopotamus and many venomous snakes. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997, but with concerns over the impact of a dam on the lake’s flow and ecosystem, it was added to the danger list in 2018.