Kundelungu National Park

Kundelungu National Park
Kundelungu National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	Location within the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates	10°15′00″S 27°36′00″E / 10.250000°S 27.600000°ECoordinates: 10°15′00″S 27°36′00″E / 10.250000°S 27.600000°E
Area	7,600 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Established	1970

Kundelungu National Park is a national park of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Haut-Katanga Province. The park was first established in 1970.^[1] It is approximately 7,600 square kilometres (1,900,000 acres). The park is the site of Lofoi Falls, a 340 metres (1,120 ft) high waterfall (one of the largest in Central Africa.)

The ecosystem is mainly grassy savannah on large steppes dotted with forest galleries, characteristics of Katanga. Fauna found in the park include antelopes, jackals, porcupines, warthogs, snakes, monkeys, buffalos, hippopotamuses and bird species including egrets, marabouts and pelicans.^[2]

Kundelungu is an IUCN Category II park.^[3]

References[]

^ Parc National des Kundelungu, Katanga Tourisme
^ "Kundelungu National Park- Congo Wildlife Safari tours | Congo National Parks". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ Kundelungu National Park, Protected Planet

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[1] Parc National des Kundelungu, Katanga Tourisme

[2] "Kundelungu National Park- Congo Wildlife Safari tours | Congo National Parks". Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[3] Kundelungu National Park, Protected Planet

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