Chelkou Game Reserve
| Chelkou Game Reserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
  Location in South Sudan | |
| Nearest city | Aweil |
| Coordinates | 9°36′N 26°00′E / 9.6°N 26°ECoordinates: 9°36′N 26°00′E / 9.6°N 26°E |
The Chelkou Game Reserve is a game reserve established in 1939 in South Sudan. The site has an area of 5,500 square kilometres (2,100 sq mi).[1] The savannah woodland habitat features key species of Elephant, giant eland, and buffalo. [2]
The highest and the most prominent mountain is Jabal Kurkura.[3]
References[]
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas[permanent dead link]
- ^ United Nations Environment Programme (2007). Sudan: post-conflict environmental assessment. UNEP/Earthprint. pp. 261, 263–. ISBN 978-92-807-2702-9. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Chelkou Game Reserve". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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