Rwenzori Mountains National Park

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Rwenzori Mountains National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Uganda famed for its glacier-capped peaks, unique Afro-alpine vegetation, and rich biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area 996 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 385 square miles ⓘ
border Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
climate tropical montane climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
ecosystem Afro-alpine ecosystem ⓘ
featuresSpecies giant groundsels ⓘ
giant lobelia ⓘ
heather trees ⓘ
governingBody Uganda Wildlife Authority ⓘ
habitatFor African elephant ⓘ
Rwenzori duiker ⓘ
Rwenzori turaco ⓘ
linked to: Ruwenzori turaco

chameleon species ⓘ
numerous endemic plant species ⓘ
highestPeakElevation 16762 feet ⓘ
5109 metres ⓘ
highestPeakName Margherita Peak ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Stanley ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor Afro-alpine vegetation ⓘ
glacier-capped peaks ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
spectacular mountain scenery ⓘ
locatedIn Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ
Western Region, Uganda ⓘ
mountainRange Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ
nearestCity Kasese ⓘ
partOf Albertine Rift ⓘ
Rwenzori Mountains chain of protected areas ⓘ
rainfallPattern high rainfall throughout the year ⓘ
tourismActivity bird watching ⓘ
mountain trekking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (vii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationReason exceptional natural beauty ⓘ
significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageId 684 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Africa ⓘ
vegetationType Afro-alpine moorland ⓘ
bamboo forest ⓘ
bogs and wetlands ⓘ
heath zone ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
yearEstablished 1991 ⓘ
yearInscribedAsWorldHeritageSite 1994 ⓘ

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Margherita Peak → protectedArea → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Margherita Peak → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Margherita Peak → partOf → Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Uganda side) ⓘ
linked to: Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Rwenzori Mountains → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Rwenzori Mountains → protectedAreas → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in Africa → hasComponentSite → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Albertine Rift → contains → Ruwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
linked to: Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Albertine Rift Mountains → protectedArea → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Uganda Wildlife Authority → manages → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Nyakalengija → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mount Luigi di Savoia → isPartOf → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mount Luigi di Savoia → protectedArea → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mount Luigi di Savoia → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mount Luigi di Savoia → locatedIn → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mountains of the Moon → protectedBy → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mountains of the Moon → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Kasese → locatedNear → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mount Stanley → inProtectedArea → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mount Stanley → UNESCOWorldHeritageContext → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Kilembe → near → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mount Gessi → partOf → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Mount Gessi → partOf → Rwenzori Mountains World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Stanley Glacier → partOf → Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Uganda) ⓘ
linked to: Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Albertine Rift montane forest → hasProtectedArea → Ruwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
linked to: Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Western Region, Uganda → containsNationalPark → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Uganda Wildlife Authority → oversees → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: UWA
Rwenzori sub-region → borders → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Rwenzori sub-region → isNear → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ
Rwenzori sub-region → hasProtectedArea → Rwenzori Mountains National Park ⓘ