🌿 Mount Kenya National Park

Kenya · Africa · Natural · 0.15°N, 37.30°E

Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa and the namesake of the country Kenya. Located about 150 km north-northeast of the capital of Nairobi and just 16.5 kilometres south of the equator, the mountain's highest peaks are Batian, Nelion, and Point Lenana. Historically situated in the former Eastern and Central provinces, the massif now serves as the intersection of Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga, Nyeri, and Tharaka Nithi counties. The area was officially gazetted as the Mount Kenya National Park in 1949 and was later designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 for its outstanding natural beauty and ecological significance. Today, the park and its surrounding forest reserve are managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Kenya Forest Service as a critical sanctuary for endangered species and a primary water tower for the region.

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Quick facts

Country	Kenya
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🌿 Natural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	0.15°N, 37.30°E · view on map

Mount Kenya National Park is a natural World Heritage site in Kenya, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Mount Kenya National Park was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Kenya

Lamu Old Town · Fort Jesus, Mombasa · Lake Turkana National Parks · Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests · Sibiloi National Park · Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site · Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley · The Historic Town and Archaeological Site of Gedi · Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest.

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