Gombe

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geographical area region

Gombe is a region in western Tanzania best known for its national park where pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall conducted her landmark chimpanzee research.

Aliases (1)

Gombe Stream region ×1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical area → region →
accessMethod	boat from Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika →
associatedScientist	Jane Goodall →
climate	tropical →
continent	Africa →
country	Tanzania →
ecosystemType	grassland → miombo woodland → riverine forest →
governingCountry	United Republic of Tanzania →
hasPart	Gombe Stream National Park →
hasResearchHistory	long-term primate behavioral studies →
knownFor	Gombe Stream National Park → Jane Goodall’s field studies → chimpanzee research →
locatedIn	East Africa → western Tanzania →
locatedOn	eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika →
nearestCity	Kigoma →
primaryCountryOfficialLanguage	English → Swahili →
primaryLanguageRegion	Swahili →
protectedAreaWithin	Gombe Stream National Park →
researchBegan	1960s →
researchInstitutionAssociated	Gombe Stream Research Center →
timeZone	East Africa Time →
tourismActivity	birdwatching → primate tracking → safari tourism →
utcOffset	+3 →
wildlifeRegionFor	blue monkeys → bushpigs → chimpanzees → leopards → olive baboons → red colobus monkeys → red-tailed monkeys → various bird species →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hugo van Lawick ("Gombe Stream region") →	areaOfActivity
Hugo van Lawick →	notableLocationDocumented