Wonga Wongué Protected Area
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Wonga Wongué Conservation Area Gabon , Central Africa |
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| surface | 3850 km² |
| IUCN category | IV |
 Gabon |
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The protected area Wonga-Wongué ( French réserve présidentielle de Wonga-Wongué , also Wongha Wonghé ) is a nature reserve in central African Gabon between the state capital Libreville and the southern Port-Gentil in the provinces of Estuaire , Ogooué-Maritime and a small part of Moyen- Ogooué . It is located 100 km south of the equator and is 3850 km² in size. Its height above sea level is up to 1500 m, the annual precipitation is about 2000 mm.
Apart from the extensive coastal savannah, the area is covered over long stretches of classic tropical rainforest .
In addition to gorillas , chimpanzees , buffalo , duckers and sitatungas , elephants are said to be found here .
literature
- Wally and Horst Hagen: The African national parks as habitats for elephants . In: Vitus B. Dröscher (1990): Save the Elephants of Africa (p. 212)
- Olivier SG Pauwels, Patrice Christy, Annabelle Honorez: Reptiles and national parks in Gabon, Western Central Africa. ( Memento of April 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) 2005, PDF document, 582 kB
Web links
- National parks in Gabon , with a brief description of the Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux: L'agence ( Memento des Originals of February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Wonga-Wongué Presidential National Park on unusualdestinations.com ( Memento of 13 May 2008 at the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 0 ° 31 ' S , 9 ° 27' E