UNESCO World Heritage Site

Salonga National Park

Salonga National Park is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Democratic Republic of the Congo, inscribed in 1984.

Salonga National Park is Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve. Situated at the heart of the central basin of the Congo river, the park is very isolated and accessible only by water. It is the habitat of many endemic endangered species, such as the dwarf chimpanzee, the Co

Salonga National Park is Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve. Situated at the heart of the central basin of the Congo river, the park is very isolated and accessible only by water. It is the habitat of many endemic endangered species, such as the dwarf chimpanzee, the Congo peacock, the forest elephant and the African slender-snouted or 'false' crocodile.

Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region
Africa
Category
Natural
Inscribed
1984
UNESCO reference
280
Area
3,600,000 ha

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