Kundelungu National Park
Kundelungu National Park is a national park of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Haut-Katanga Province. The park was first established in 1970.[1] It is approximately 7,600 square kilometres (1,900,000 acres). The park is the site of Lofoi Falls, a 340 metres (1,120 ft) high waterfall (one of the largest in Central Africa.)
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
  Location within the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Location | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Coordinates | 10.250000°S 27.600000°E |
| Area | 7,600 km2 (2,900 sq mi) |
| Established | 1970 |
The ecosystem is mainly grassy Savannah type on immense steppes dotted with forest galleries, characteristics of Katanga, and the fauna that is supposed to shelter would include; Antelopes, Jackals, Porcupines, warthogs, snakes, monkeys, buffalos, Hippopotamuses a great variety of birds such as egrets, marabouts, pelicans.[2]
Kundelungu is an IUCN Category II park.[3]
References
- Parc National des Kundelungu, Katanga Tourisme
- "Kundelungu National Park- Congo Wildlife Safari tours | Congo National Parks". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- Kundelungu National Park, Protected Planet
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