Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest in Kenya

Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
View photos from OUR PLACE the World Heritage collection
Mount Kenya National Park (Kilimanjaro Adventure Travel)
Protectedplanet.net

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1997
Size of heritage: 202,334 ha
- Buffer zone: 69,339 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 37,316°
Latitude: 0,155°

About

At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m. There are 12 remnant glaciers on the mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks that sit at the head of the U-shaped glacial valleys. With its rugged glacier-clad summits and forested middle slopes, Mount Kenya is one of the most impressive landscapes in East Africa. The evolution and ecology of its afro-alpine flora provide an outstanding example of ecological and biological processes. Through the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve, the property also incorporates lower lying scenic foothills and arid habitats of high biodiversity, situated in the ecological transition zone between the mountain ecosystem and the semi-arid savanna grasslands. The area also lies within the traditional migrating route of the African elephant population.

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