Mount Kenya National Park
National park in Kenya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Kenya National Park was established in 1949 to protect Mount Kenya, the wildlife, and the surrounding environment, which forms a habitat for wild animals, as well as acting as an area for the catchment of water, to supply Kenya's water.[1][2]
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Mount Kenya National Park | |
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Location | Kenya |
Coordinates | 0°07′26″S 37°20′12″E |
Area | 715 km2 (276 sq mi) |
Established | 1949 |
Official name | Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest |
Type | Natural |
Criteria | vii, ix |
Designated | 1997 (21st session) |
Reference no. | 800 |
Region | Africa |
Extension | 2013 |
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