Tsavo East National Park, established in April 1948 over the former semi-arid Taru Desert in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, covers about 13,747 square kilometers and, together with neighboring Tsavo West, forms roughly 22,000 square kilometers of protected land crossed by the Tsavo River. The mostly flat savanna holds the Yatta Plateau, at 290 kilometers the world's longest lava flow, and Mudanda Rock, a 1,600 meter inselberg that collects water during the dry season. The park is known for the Tsavo lions, whose adult males often lack manes entirely, alongside elephant, giraffe, zebra, leopard and more than 500 recorded bird species.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category) Sources
1. Tsavo East National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia infobox, governing_body field
Kenya Wildlife Service
Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
Kenya Wildlife Service
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Tsavo East National Park
- Wikidata Q1368818, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1368818 P571 inception
- Part Of: Kenya, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for Kenya, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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