Central Island

Central Island, also known as Crocodile Island, is a volcanic island located in the middle of in Kenya. It is also the location of Central Island National Park, which is governed by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 490 metres (1,608 feet)
  • Description: island in Lake Turkana, Kenya
  • Also known as
    “Central Island National Park”
    “Crocodile Island”
    “Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Kisiwa cha Kati”

Central Island

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Latitude
3.496° or 3° 29′ 46″ north
Longitude
36.03644° or 36° 2′ 11″ east
Open location code
6GMRF2WP+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23417512
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
199923
Wiki­data ID
Q1053880

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Central Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة التمساح”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سنترال”
  • Armenian: “Կրոկոդայլ այլենդ”
  • Asturian: “Central Island”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mərkəzi ada”
  • Basque: “Central uhartea”
  • Catalan: “Central Island”
  • Cebuano: “Central Island”
  • Chinese: “中央岛国家公园”
  • Chinese: “中央島國家公園”
  • Danish: “Central Island”
  • Dutch: “Central Island”
  • French: “Central Island”
  • Georgian: “ცენტრალური კუნძული”
  • German: “Central Island”
  • German: “Crocodile Island”
  • Greek: “Κεντρικό Νησί”
  • Hausa: “Tsibirin Tsakiya”
  • Italian: “Cioro”
  • Italian: “Crocodile Island”
  • Italian: “Isola Centrale”
  • Italian: “Parco nazionale di Central Island”
  • Japanese: “クロコダイル島”
  • Japanese: “セントラル・アイランド”
  • Latin: “Insula Centralis (Kenia)”
  • Latin: “Insula Centralis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Central Island nasjonalpark”
  • Norwegian: “Central Island nasjonalpark”
  • Persian: “جزیره مرکزی”
  • Russian: “Сентрал”
  • Russian: “Центральный”
  • Slovak: “Central Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Central”
  • Swahili: “Kisiwa cha Kati (Turkana)”
  • Swahili: “Kisiwa cha Kati”
  • Swedish: “Central Island”
  • Tamil: “நடுத் தீவு”
  • Tamil: “மத்திய தீவு”
  • Turkish: “Central Island”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральний острів (національний парк)”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральний острів”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Central”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Trung”

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