图尔卡纳湖国家公园

图尔卡纳湖是非洲含盐量最高的大湖，它为研究动植物种群提供了良好环境。这里的三个国家公园既是迁徙水鸟的中途停留地，也是尼罗河鳄鱼、河马和各种毒蛇的栖息地。在图尔卡纳湖畔发现的库比·福勒化石遗迹中发掘出了许多哺乳动物、软体动物和其他动物的化石，它对于研究理解古代自然环境所作的贡献是非洲任何其他地方无法比拟的。

The most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and are major breeding grounds for the Nile crocodile, hippopotamus and a variety of venomous snakes. The Koobi Fora deposits, rich in mammalian, molluscan and other fossil remains, have contributed more to the understanding of paleo-environments than any other site on the continent.

自然遗产


国别	肯尼亚 Kenya
中文名称	图尔卡纳湖国家公园
英文名称	Lake Turkana National Parks
遗产类别	自然遗产
登录年份	1997
选入标准	(viii)(x)

ID	Name & Location	State Party	Coordinates	Area	Date Inscribed
801-001	Sibiloi National Park Marsabit District in Eastern Province, Kenya	Kenya	N4 0 0.00 E36 19 60.00	157,085 ha	1997
801-002	Central Island Marsabit District in Eastern Province, Kenya	Kenya	N3 29 30.00 E36 4 0.00	500 ha	1997
801-003	South Island Marsabit District in Eastern Province, Kenya	Kenya	N2 37 57.00 E36 35 41.00	3,900 ha	2001