Lake Turkana National Parks

Lake Turkana National Parks

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Lake Turkana National Parks


State Party = KEN
Type = Natural
Criteria = viii, x
ID = 801
Region = Africa
Year = 1997
Session = 21st
Extension = 2001
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/801

Lake Turkana National Parks is a group of three national parks located 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

External links

* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/801 UNESCO Fact Sheet]
* [http://www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas/data/wh/sibiloi.html Natural Site Data Sheet]


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