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Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925. It was created in 1925. In elevation, it ranges from 680 m (2,230 ft) in the Semliki River valley to 5,109 m (16,762 ft) in the Rwenzori Mountains .
Virunga is a 2014 British documentary film directed by Orlando von Einsiedel. It focuses on the conservation work of park rangers within the Congo 's Virunga National Park during the rise of the violent M23 Rebellion in 2012 and investigates the activity of the British oil company Soco International within the UNESCO World Heritage Site . [ 1 ]
The Virunga Mountains (also known as Mufumbiro [1]) are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, in the area where Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Uganda meet. The mountain range is a branch of the Albertine Rift Mountains , which border the western branch of the East African Rift .
Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park has reopened after the deadly ambush of a tourist group led to its closure last year over security fears, the park's director said on Saturday.
Authorities did not release a potential motive for the attack at Virunga National Park in Central Africa, which occurred at about 7:30 a.m. “Virunga National Park deeply regrets the tragic loss ...
Throughout the aftermath of the Second Congo War and Kivu conflict, the Virunga National Park has suffered attacks by rebel groups against the park rangers and tourists. [2] At the time of the massacre, the park was closed to prevent gorillas from getting COVID-19. [2]
Virunga Foundation, nature conservation body, mainly in the Virunga National Park; DC Virunga, a Congolese football club based in Goma; Stade de Virunga, a multi-use stadium in Goma; Virunga, a 2014 documentary; Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey, Canadian title of the 1987 book Woman in the Mists by Farley Mowat
The Tchegera Island serves as Virunga National Park's idyllic sanctuary for tourists after a gorilla trek and a hike up Mount Nyiragongo. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] Accessible through a 7.5–10 mile (15 or 20 minutes) boat ride from Goma harbor, the island boasts diverse flora and fauna , including a variety of animal species, plant life , birds , monkeys ...