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Mount Kenya National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Kenya, inscribed in 1997 under criteria (vii), (ix).

Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya
Photo: Ronaldcameron · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AldabraBale 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 Malawi National ParkLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaMount Kenya National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkapi 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 Park0.124° S, 37.337° E
State Party
Kenya
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1997
Criteria
viiix
Area of property
71,500 ha
What it is
national park, Man and the Biosphere Programme
Founded or built
1949
Mountain range
Mount Kenya
Official website
kws.org/nairobi.html
Reference
WHC 800 · Wikidata Q1639468

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya137 kmKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKenya · 2011NaturalKilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania327 kmKilimanjaro National ParkTanzania · 1987NaturalThimlich Ohinga, Kenya345 kmThimlich OhingaKenya · 2018CulturalLake Turkana National Parks, Kenya365 kmLake Turkana National ParksKenya · 1997NaturalSerengeti National Park, Tanzania396 kmSerengeti National ParkTanzania · 1981NaturalNgorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania402 kmNgorongoro Conservation AreaTanzania · 1979Mixed
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