Lake Turkana National Parks

**Lake Turkana National Parks**
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location	Kenya
Coordinates	3°03′05″N 36°30′13″E / 3.05131°N 36.50367°E / 3.05131; 36.50367
Area	161,485 ha (1.73821×10¹⁰ sq ft)
Includes	Central Island Lake Turkana Sibiloi National Park
Criteria	viii, x^[1]
Reference	801
Inscription	1997 (21st Session)
Extensions	2001
Location of Lake Turkana National Parks
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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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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 Bisanadi 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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