Crystal Mountains National Park
Crystal Mountains National Park | |
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Parc National des Monts de Cristal | |
Location | Gabon |
Coordinates | 0°48′18″N 10°09′36″E / 0.805°N 10.16°E[1]Coordinates: 0°48′18″N 10°09′36″E / 0.805°N 10.16°E[1] |
Area | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) |
Established | 2002 |
Governing body | National Agency for National Parks |
Crystal Mountains National Park (French: Parc National des Monts de Cristal) is a twin park and one of the 13 national parks of Gabon. It is situated in the Monts de Crystal on the western edge of the , between Equatorial Guinea and the Ogooué River. The twin parks, Mbe National Park and Mt Sene National Park, were established on 4 September 2002, based on their exceptionally high plant biodiversity and forming part of a former Pleistocene rain forest refugium.
The park is home to many animal species such as elephants or monkeys, and hundreds of species of butterflies can be found here, some of which are very rare, such as euphaedra brevis, cymothoe or graphium angrier.[2]
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References[]
- ^ "Monts de Cristal National Park". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ "Voyage Gabon". www.voyagegabon.fr. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
Categories:
- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Gabon
- Protected areas established in 2002
- 2002 establishments in Gabon
- Gabon geography stubs
- African protected area stubs