Fort Ternan
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Fort Ternan is a small town in western Kenya known for its proximity to significant Miocene fossil sites and tea-growing highlands.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Kericho County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | highland subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| distanceFromNakuru | roughly midway between Nakuru and Kisumu ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
livestock keeping
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ tea farming ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1800–2000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| fossilsDiscoveredInclude |
Kenyapithecus wickeri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miocene mammals ⓘ Miocene primates ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeSignificance | Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFossilSite |
Fort Ternan Miocene site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Ternan fossil beds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInstitution |
local primary schools
ⓘ
local secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMuseumOrSite | Fort Ternan prehistoric site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | colonial railway station ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to Miocene fossil sites
ⓘ
tea-growing highlands ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Kipsigis NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kericho County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Kenya ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kericho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kisumu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportRoute | Nakuru–Kisumu railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a colonial fort ⓘ |
| naturalFeatureNearby |
hilly terrain
ⓘ
tea plantations ⓘ valleys and escarpments ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | Miocene woodland–forest mosaic ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Rift Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kenyan highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural area ⓘ |
| researchFieldAssociated |
geology
ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| significance | important East African Miocene reference locality ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| transport |
served by a railway station
ⓘ
served by local road network ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
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