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# Lake Turkana National Parks
Loiyangalani · Kenya

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1997.

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Reference localityLoiyangalani

Country / geographic scopeKenya

Place typeNature

Point coordinates3.05131, 36.50367

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Lake Turkana National Parks

Natural · Inscription: 1997

Property components: 3. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/801/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/801/)

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