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Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Virunga_National_Park,_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:area
7,800 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy
gptkb:Virunga_Mountains
gptkb:Lake_Edward
gptkb:Rwenzori_Mountains
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:Nyamuragira_volcano
gptkb:Nyiragongo_volcano
gptkbp:established
1925
gptkbp:firstNationalParkInAfrica
yes
gptkbp:formerName
gptkb:Albert_National_Park
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:King_Albert_I_of_Belgium
gptkbp:governingBody
gptkb:Institut_Congolais_pour_la_Conservation_de_la_Nature
gptkbp:homeTo
gptkb:African_bush_elephant
gptkb:lion
gptkb:mountain_gorilla
okapi
lions
over 200 mammal species
over 700 bird species
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
gptkbp:IUCNStatus
II
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:nearestCity
gptkb:Goma
gptkbp:notableFor
biodiversity
volcanoes
mountain gorillas
gptkbp:onUNESCODangerListSince
1994
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Albertine_Rift
gptkbp:threats
gptkb:military
oil exploration
poaching
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
1979
yes
gptkbp:website
https://virunga.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Volcanoes_National_Park,_Rwanda
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6