Lake Turkana National Parks

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lake Turkana National Parks
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List

Type	Natural
Criteria	viii, x
Reference	801
UNESCO region	Africa
Inscription history
Inscription	1997 (21st Session)
Extensions	2001

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 (Central Island and South Island).

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National Parks of Kenya

National Parks	Aberdare Amboseli Arabuko Sokoke Central Island Chyulu Hills Hell's Gate Kora Lake Nakuru Malka Mari Marsabit Meru Mount Elgon Mount Kenya Mount Longonot Nairobi Ol Donyo Sabuk Ruma Saiwa Swamp Sibiloi Tsavo East Tsavo West

Reserves	Arawale Boni Buffalo Springs Dodori Kerio Valley Kakamega Forest Kisumu Impala Lake Bogoria Maasai Mara Mwaluganje Mwea Samburu Shaba Shimba Hills Witu Forest

Marine National Parks and Reserves	Kisite-Mpunguti Kiunga Malindi Mombasa Watamu

Sanctuary	Kisumu Impala

Former National Reserves	Tana River Primate National Reserve

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