White Highland

Japanese: ホワイト･ハイランド（英語表記）White Highland

A colloquial name for the white-occupied farming and pasture areas of Kenya in East Africa when it was a British colony. Kenya, known as the East African Protectorate, was located directly on the equator, but its center was in the cool highlands at an altitude of 1,500 to 2,500 meters, which led to the settlement of white people. With the promulgation of the Crown Lands Ordinance in 1902, vast areas were handed over to white settlers at low rent, and by the end of 1915, approximately 21,000 km2 of land had been established as an area with exclusive occupancy rights for white people only. Coffee and other agricultural products for export were produced in the White Highlands.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

東アフリカのケニアがイギリス植民地であったときの白人占有農牧地の俗称。東アフリカ保護領と呼ばれたケニアは，赤道直下でありながら冷涼な標高1500～2500mの高地を中心部にもっていたため，白人の入植が進んだ。1902年の王領地条令の公布により広大な地域が安価な賃借料で入植白人に譲渡され，15年末には約2万1000km2の土地が白人のみ占有権を有する地域として確定した。ホワイト･ハイランドではコーヒーなどの輸出用農産物が生産された。

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