Mount Kenya National Park / Natural Forest - Kenya
Area: 1,420 km2
Inscribed: 1997
Criteria: (vii) aesthetic; (ix) ecological processes
Values: Mount Kenya is an ancient extinct volcano and Africa's second highest mountain (5,199m). With its rugged ice-capped summits and cloud-forested middle slopes, it is one of the most impressive of East African landscapes - arguably more spectacular than the higher Mount Kilimanjaro. There are eleven remnant glaciers on the mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks at the head of the glacial valleys. The evolution and ecology of its Afro-alpine flora provide an outstanding example of ecological processes and a wide range of rare and endemic species.
Other International Designations: MAB Biosphere Reserve
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Links: Google Earth |WCMC Site Description |Official UNESCO Site Details | Management Authority: KWS | Birdlife IBA
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