Central Island

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Central Island is a volcanic island in northern Kenya’s Lake Turkana, known for its active craters, sulfurous vents, and important bird and crocodile breeding grounds.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Central Island canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area ⓘ
volcanic island ⓘ
accessMethod boat from mainland shores of Lake Turkana ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Crocodile Island ⓘ
linked to: Crocodile Isle
averageAnnualRainfall low ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
elevationAboveLakeLevel approximately 190 metres ⓘ
governedBy Kenya Wildlife Service ⓘ
hasClimate hot arid ⓘ
hasCraterLake Crocodile Lake ⓘ
Flamingo Lake ⓘ
Tilapia Lake ⓘ
hasFeature active craters ⓘ
ash cones ⓘ
crater lakes ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
sulfurous vents ⓘ
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasHabitatType crater lake wetlands ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
volcanic desert ⓘ
hasHazard rough lake conditions ⓘ
volcanic gases ⓘ
hasHumanSettlement no permanent human settlement ⓘ
hasWildlifeImportance important crocodile breeding ground ⓘ
important waterbird breeding ground ⓘ
importantForSpecies Nile crocodile ⓘ
cormorants ⓘ
greater flamingo ⓘ
pelicans ⓘ
terns ⓘ
islandType stratovolcanic island ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
locatedIn Lake Turkana ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Turkana County ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northern Kenya ⓘ
nearestSettlement Kalokol ⓘ
nearestTown Lodwar ⓘ
partOf Lake Turkana National Parks ⓘ
protectedAreaDesignation national park ⓘ
tectonicSetting East African Rift ⓘ
tourismActivity bird watching ⓘ
crocodile viewing ⓘ
hiking around craters ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteDesignationYear 1997 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteStatus part of Lake Turkana National Parks World Heritage Site ⓘ
volcanicField Lake Turkana Rift volcanics ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Turkana → hasIsland → Central Island ⓘ