Lake Turkana National Parks Explained

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Location:Kenya
Criteria:(viii), (x)
Id:801bis
Coordinates:3.0513°N 36.5037°W
Year:1997
Extension:2001
Danger:2018–
Area:161485ha

Lake Turkana National Parks is a group of three national parks located around Lake Turkana in Kenya. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 and expanded in 2001. Reasons for the park's importance include its use as a stopping point for migratory birds, as a breeding ground for the Nile crocodile, hippopotamus, and snakes. It also contains fossils in the Koobi Fora deposits which are unique in the world.Lake Turkana National Parks consist of Sibiloi National Park and two islands on Lake Turkana (Central Island and South Island).

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