This polygon shapefile shows areas of sand beaches in Kenya. This data layer was extracted from FAO's Africover dataset (2000). 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. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Resources Institute. (2000). Sand Beaches: Kenya, 2000. FAO. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xf440yg8924 Original data are downloadable at www.africover.org. 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.