Volcanoes National Park
National park in Rwanda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the National Park in Hawaii, US, see Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers 160 km2 (62 sq mi) of rainforest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo. It borders Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. It is home to the mountain gorilla and the golden monkey, and was the base for the primatologist Dian Fossey.
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Volcanoes National Park | |
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French: Parc National des Volcans Kinyarwanda: Pariki y’Igihugu y’Ibirunga | |
Location | Rwanda |
Coordinates | 01°28′03″S 29°29′33″E |
Area | 160 km2 (62 sq mi) |
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