Sibiloi National Park

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Sibiloi National Park is a remote Kenyan national park on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana, renowned for its fossil-rich Koobi Fora region and significant paleoanthropological discoveries.

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Sibiloi National Park canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
area about 1,570 square kilometres
associatedWith Lake Turkana Basin paleoanthropological research
borderedBy Lake Turkana
climate hot and arid
contains Koobi Fora
surface form: Koobi Fora Museum

Koobi Fora
surface form: Koobi Fora region
country Kenya
designationPurpose conservation of wildlife
protection of fossil sites
ecosystem savanna
semi-desert
established 1973
fauna Grant's gazelle
Grevy's zebra
Nile crocodile
Oryx
surface form: beisa oryx

cheetah
greater kudu
hippopotamus
leopard
lion
flora acacia trees
desert shrubs
governingBody Kenya Wildlife Service
hasAccess by road from North Horr and Loiyangalani
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Koobi Fora
surface form: Koobi Fora fossil deposits

early hominin fossils
paleoanthropological discoveries
rich vertebrate fossil beds
locatedIn Lake Turkana
surface form: Eastern shore of Lake Turkana

Marsabit County
Northern Kenya
nearestCity Lodwar
nearestTown Loiyangalani
notableFor evidence of early human evolution
partOf Lake Turkana National Parks
region East Africa
researchField geology
paleoanthropology
paleontology
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory natural site
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (viii)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1997
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site

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Lake Turkana protectedArea Sibiloi National Park
Northern Kenya hasTourismAttraction Sibiloi National Park
Lake Turkana National Parks hasPart Sibiloi National Park