Albert National Park

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Albert National Park was the former name of Virunga National Park, a renowned and biodiverse protected area in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo known for its mountain gorillas and volcanic landscapes.

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Albert National Park canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
borderWith Rwanda ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
contains Mount Nyamuragira ⓘ
linked to: Nyamuragira

Mount Nyiragongo ⓘ
linked to: Nyiragongo

active volcanoes ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
lava fields ⓘ
savannas ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
designation Africa’s first national park ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine zone ⓘ
lowland rainforest ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
savanna woodland ⓘ
establishedBy Belgian colonial administration ⓘ
formerNameOf Virunga National Park ⓘ
governedBy Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature ⓘ
hostsSpecies African elephant ⓘ
chimpanzee ⓘ
eastern lowland gorilla ⓘ
forest buffalo ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ
lion ⓘ
mountain gorilla ⓘ
okapi ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor conservation of great apes ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
mountain gorillas ⓘ
volcanic landscapes ⓘ
locatedIn African Great Lakes region ⓘ
Albertine Rift ⓘ
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Edward ⓘ
Lake Kivu ⓘ
locatedOn Rift Valley ⓘ
linked to: Great Rift Valley
namedAfter King Albert I of Belgium ⓘ
linked to: Albert I of Belgium
partOf Virunga Conservation Area ⓘ
Virunga Massif ⓘ
linked to: Virunga Mountains
region Ituri Province ⓘ
North Kivu Province ⓘ
successorName Virunga National Park ⓘ
UNESCORegion Africa ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType natural site ⓘ
UNESCOStatus World Heritage Site ⓘ

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Virunga National Park → originalName → Albert National Park ⓘ