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Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
| Site number: | 475 |
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| Type of site: | Natural Heritage in danger | |
| Date of Inscription: | 1988 | |
| Location: | Africa, Central African Republic, Bamingui-Bangoran | |
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| Description: | This park derives its significance from its wealth of flora and fauna. A wide variety of species reside in its vast savannahs: such as, black rhinoceroses, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, red-fronted gazelles and buffalo; the northern floodplains see various types of waterfowl. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. | |
| Manovo-Gounda St.Floris National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Central African Republic prefecture Bamingui-Bangoran, near the Chad border. It was inscribed to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1988 as a result of the diversity of life present within it. Notable species include black rhinoceroses, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, red-fronted gazelles, and buffalo. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/475 | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |