Category:Virunga National Park

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This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as Virunga National Park.

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Virunga National Park was established in 1925 as Africa's first national park. It was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979. In later years it has become known for its mountain gorillas, although poaching and the Congo Civil War have seriously damaged its wildlife population. The park is managed by the Congolese National Park Authorities, the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) and receives vital funding from the European Union. In August 2008, Emmanuel de Merode was appointed Director and Chief Warden for the park, commanding a ranger force of 680 men.

Virunga National Park

national park

Wikipedia
Wikivoyage

Instance of

Location

North Kivu, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Creator

König von Belgien Albert

Heritage designation

World Heritage Site (1979)
Ramsar site

IUCN protected areas category

IUCN category II: National Park

Inception

1925

Area

7,800 square kilometre

official website

Authority control

VIAF ID: 266606272 GND ID: 16298886-2 World Heritage Site ID: 63 BNE ID: XX4812227

0° 55′ 00.12″ S, 29° 10′ 00.12″ E

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

G

► Gorilla beringei beringei of Virunga National Park‎ (1 C, 44 F)

L

► Lions of Virunga National Park‎ (7 F)

Media in category "Virunga National Park"

The following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total.

Bukima Patrol Post.jpg 5,120 × 3,413; 12.28 MB
Children in Virunga National Park.jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 4.1 MB
Elephants et buffled dans le parc des Virungas, 2003.jpg 500 × 334; 207 KB
Lava field - Virunga National Park (20439949844).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.28 MB
Lava field - Virunga National Park (20441547073).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.66 MB
Lava field - Virunga National Park (21062597515).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.88 MB
Lava field - Virunga National Park (21062618165).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.27 MB
Lava field - Virunga National Park (21070215891).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.18 MB
Lava Lake Nyiragongo 2.jpg 4,324 × 2,820; 6.9 MB
Lava Lake Nyiragongo Volcano.jpg 2,158 × 3,026; 2.75 MB
Nyiragongo by Night.jpg 1,024 × 683; 316 KB
Nyiragongo crater cabanes.jpg 1,024 × 683; 398 KB
Nyiragongo Lava Lake.jpg 1,024 × 665; 366 KB
Parc National des Virunga, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo, 09 janvier 2015 - Vue partielle d’une chaîne de montagnes, avec un cours d’eau qui dévale la vallée en cascades avant de se jeter dans le lac Edouard. (16305870242).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 2.1 MB
Parc National des Virunga, RD Congo - Vue aérienne d'un cratère éteint au milieu d'une rivière de lave aux abords du volcan Nyamulagira. (22184635373).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 2.41 MB
Rangers, Virunga.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 13.07 MB
Ruwenzori Mountains Virunga National Park.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 1.07 MB
SAAF Puma atop Nyamulagira Volcano.jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 820 KB
Gazelle in Virunga National Park.jpg 500 × 334; 49 KB
Small volcano crater - Virunga National Park (20441498883).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.39 MB
Virunga 01.jpg 2,268 × 1,502; 3.73 MB
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Virunga National Park Landscape.jpg 2,398 × 2,433; 2.41 MB
Virunga National Park, DR Congo- Two guards of the Virunga National Park contemplate the lava of Nyiragongo crater, which rises to 3470 meters (24266746605).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.32 MB
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Volcano shelters.jpg 3,733 × 2,488; 4.06 MB
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