Tukuk-OS🌲 Nyungwe Forest
Rwanda · Africa · National Park · 2.53°S, 29.28°E
The Nyungwe Forest is located in southwestern Rwanda, on the border with Burundi, where it is contiguous with the Kibira National Park to the south, and Lake Kivu and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. The Nyungwe rainforest is most likely the best preserved montane rainforest in Africa. It is located in the watershed between the basin of the Congo River to the west and the basin of the river Nile to the east. From the east side of the Nyungwe forest comes also one of the branches of the Nile sources.
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Quick facts
| Country | Rwanda |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Africa |
| Protection type | 🌲 National Park |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 2.53°S, 29.28°E · view on map |
Nyungwe Forest is a national park in Rwanda, in Africa. The details of why Nyungwe Forest is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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