Mana Pools National Park
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Mana Pools National Park is a renowned wildlife-rich floodplain and riverine wilderness along the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe, famous for its large populations of elephants, hippos, and other big game.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mana Pools National Park canonical | 7 |
| Mana Pools | 1 |
| Mana Pools–Sapi–Chewore World Heritage Site | 1 |
| Sapi Safari Area | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site: Mana Pools, Sapi and Chewore | 1 |
| Victoria Falls National Park | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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national park ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Chewore Safari Area
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Lower Zambezi National Park ⓘ Mana Pools National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sapi Safari Area
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| bestVisitSeason | dry season ⓘ |
| borderedByCountry | Zambia ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| governingBody | Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
African elephant
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African wild dog ⓘ Nile crocodile ⓘ buffalo ⓘ greater kudu ⓘ hippopotamus ⓘ impala ⓘ leopard ⓘ lion ⓘ raptors ⓘ various waterbirds ⓘ waterbuck ⓘ zebra ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
floodplain ecosystem
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miombo woodland ⓘ riverine ecosystem ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canoe safaris
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floodplain landscapes ⓘ high density of big game ⓘ large crocodile populations ⓘ large elephant populations ⓘ large hippopotamus populations ⓘ riverine woodland ⓘ seasonal oxbow lakes ⓘ walking safaris ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Zambezi Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Zambezi River ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named after the Shona word "mana" meaning "four" referring to four main pools ⓘ |
| notableFeature | four large permanent pools on the Zambezi floodplain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mana Pools National Park
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mana Pools–Sapi–Chewore World Heritage Site
Zambezi Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Zambezi Valley
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ix)
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(vii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | Natural ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mana Pools–Sapi–Chewore World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Sapi Safari Area
this entity surface form:
Victoria Falls National Park
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
→
managesProtectedArea
→
Mana Pools National Park
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this entity surface form:
Mana Pools
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Mana Pools, Sapi and Chewore