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NaturalRef. 1060

Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

Natural World Heritage property in Kenya, inscribed in 2011 under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).

Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya
Photo: Own work - photo made by Bob Walker in Kenya · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
AldabraAxumBale Mountains National ParkBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkFasil GhebbiFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkM'banza-KongoMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaMount Kenya National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOdzala National ParkOkapi Wildlife ReserveOmo RiverRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSangha TrinationalSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkSimien Mountains National ParkSocotra ArchipelagoStone TownThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVallée de MaiVirunga National ParkZabid0.443° N, 36.240° E
State Party
Kenya
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2011
Criteria
viiixx
Area of property
32,034 ha
Location
Rift Valley Province
What it is
depression, group of protected areas
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Landform
Great Rift Valley
Reference
WHC 1060 · Wikidata Q2384313

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya137 kmMount Kenya National ParkKenya · 1997NaturalThimlich Ohinga, Kenya259 kmThimlich OhingaKenya · 2018CulturalLake Turkana National Parks, Kenya292 kmLake Turkana National ParksKenya · 1997NaturalSerengeti National Park, Tanzania365 kmSerengeti National ParkTanzania · 1981NaturalKilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania410 kmKilimanjaro National ParkTanzania · 1987NaturalKasubi Tombs, Uganda410 kmKasubi TombsUganda · 2001Cultural
Kenya

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Also inscribed in 2011

All of 2011

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