Ivindo National Park
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Ivindo National Park is a vast rainforest reserve in northeastern Gabon renowned for its dramatic waterfalls, rich biodiversity, and populations of forest elephants and great apes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national park
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protected area → |
| area |
approximately 1200 square miles
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approximately 3000 square kilometers → |
| climate |
equatorial
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| country |
Gabon
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| designatedAs |
IUCN Category II national park
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| establishedBy |
Government of Gabon
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| establishedInYear |
2002
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| governedBy |
National Agency for National Parks of Gabon
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| habitatOf |
African forest elephant
→
central chimpanzee → endemic plant species → leopard → mandrill → numerous primate species → western lowland gorilla → |
| hasConservationValue |
high biodiversity value
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important refuge for forest elephants → important refuge for great apes → |
| hasEcosystemType |
lowland rainforest
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riverine forest → tropical rainforest → |
| hasNotableFeature |
Kongou Falls
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Langoué Baï → Mingouli Falls → |
| hasVegetationType |
dense evergreen forest
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natural forest clearings (baïs) → swamp forest → |
| inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListInYear |
2021
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| IUCNCategory |
II
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| knownFor |
bird diversity
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dramatic waterfalls → forest elephants → great apes → rich biodiversity → |
| locatedIn |
Ogooué-Ivindo Province
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northeastern Gabon → |
| locatedOnContinent |
Africa
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| nearestCity |
Makokou
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| partOf |
Gabonese national parks network
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| supportsActivity |
ecotourism
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scientific research → |
| threatenedBy |
illegal logging
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mining interests → poaching → |
| traversedByRiver |
Ivindo River
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
natural
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus |
World Heritage Site
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Gabon
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hasNationalPark |