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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 .
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 ...
Bubalina is a subtribe of wild cattle that includes the various species of true buffalo. Species include the African buffalo , the anoas , and the wild water buffalo (including the domesticated variant water buffalo ).
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.
Ishango is a sub-station of the Virunga National Park, covering more than 13% of the North-Kivu province with about 790,000 hectares of extended landscape. [2] Located at the mouth of Lake Edward, the Virunga National Park was established in 1925 in an effort to protect mountain gorilla species from threats of poaching and deforestation, making it the "oldest protected park in Africa". [2]
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the Virunga Mountains and encompasses three inactive volcanoes, namely Mount Muhabura, Mount Gahinga, and Mount Sabyinyo. In altitude the national park ranges from 2,227 to 4,127 m (7,306 to 13,540 ft) and is part of the Nile River watershed area.
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Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda.It covers 160 km 2 (62 sq mi) of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo.