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Title: Coral Reefs on Eastern Coast of Kenya, 2006

• Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
• United Nations Development Programme (Kenya)
• Nationale geologiske undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland

Dates

• Issued: 2006
• Coverage: 2006

Publishers

• Nationale geologiske undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland

Summary

This polygon shapefile represents coral reefs on the eastern coast of Kenya. These data were acquired from 'KenSea, Environmental Sensitivity Atlas for Coastal Area of Kenya,' published by the Geological Survey of Denmark (GEUS) (2006). To protect the ecological integrity of Kenya’s coral reefs, the government has designated six marine reserves — Kisite, Kiunga, Malindi, Mombasa, Mpunguti, and Watamu — encompassing a significant portion of the reef and its surrounding waters. This data was used in Map 6.4 and Map 6.5 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, and the United Nations Development Programme of Kenya. (2006). Coral Reefs on Eastern Coast of Kenya, 2006. GEUS. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/kb118sw6233 The full report is available at http://www.geus.dk/program-areas/nature-environment/international/reports/kensea/kensea_rapport.pdf. Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Subjects

• Environment
• Kenya
• Coral reef ecology
• Coral reefs and islands
• Datasets

Geospatial coordinates

• Bounding Box: BBOX (39.209321, 41.582678, -1.652337, -4.763317)
• Geometry: BBOX (39.209321, 41.582678, -1.652337, -4.763317)

Provider

Stanford

Rights

• Access rights: Public

Citation

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, United Nations Development Programme (Kenya), Nationale geologiske undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland. Coral Reefs on Eastern Coast of Kenya, 2006. Nationale geologiske undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland. Line data. https://purl.stanford.edu/kb118sw6233

Format

Shapefile

Languages

• English