Virunga National Park

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:area 7,800 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Mgahinga_Gorilla_National_Park
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_National_Park
gptkb:Rwenzori_Mountains_National_Park
Volcanoes National Park
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Semliki_River
gptkb:Ishasha_River
gptkb:Mount_Nyamuragira
gptkb:Mount_Nyiragongo
gptkb:Rwindi_Plains
gptkb:Lake_Edward
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:grass
gptkb:wetlands
montane forest
alpine forest
volcanic plains
gptkbp:established 1925
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Virunga_(2014_documentary)
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:King_Albert_I_of_Belgium
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Institut_Congolais_pour_la_Conservation_de_la_Nature
gptkbp:homeTo over 100 reptile species
over 200 mammal species
over 70 amphibian species
over 700 bird species
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virunga National Park
gptkbp:IUCNStatus II
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Goma
gptkbp:notableFor volcanoes
lions
chimpanzees
African elephants
hippopotamuses
okapis
mountain gorillas
gptkbp:onListOf gptkb:World_Heritage_in_Danger
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Albert_National_Park
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Albertine_Rift
gptkbp:Ramsar_Site_since 1996
gptkbp:region gptkb:Ituri
gptkb:North_Kivu
gptkb:Haut-Uele
gptkbp:threats gptkb:military
poaching
illegal resource extraction
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria vii
viii
x
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1979
63
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkb:Great_Rift_Valley
gptkb:Gorilla_beringei
gptkb:Institut_Congolais_pour_la_Conservation_de_la_Nature
gptkb:République_démocratique_du_Congo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5