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