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National parks ______________________________
AKANDA
Surface : 540 km²
Localization : Province of the
Estuary, in the North-East, near to Libreville. Border bay of Mondah and
bay of Corisco
Characteristic
: greatest concentrations of migratory birds of Gabon
MONTS BIROUGOU
Surface : 690 km²
Localization : Province of
Ngounié. In the south of the solid mass of Chaillu, site named according
to the mount Bigourou (Altitude: 975 meters)
Characteristic
: Landscapes of mountain, forest refuge of a great biological
richness
IVINDO
Surface : 3000 km²
Localization : Province
of Ogooué-Ivindo. Located between Ogooué and Ivindo, downstream from
Makokou
Characteristic : Impressive elephants, gorillas, water falls of
the forests of Africa
LOANGO
Surface : 1550 km²
Localization : Province of
the Ogooué Maritime. Located between the lagoons Nkomi and Ndogo
Characteristic : Loango is the natural jewel of all the West
African Coast. Elephants on the beach, hippopotamuses surfant on the waves
and, at sea ballet of the humpback whales
LOPE
Surface : 4970 km²
Localization : Along the Ogooué
river, located at the junction of Ogooué-Ivindo, Ogooué-Lolo and
Moyen--Ogooué
Characteristic
: Landscape of mosaic of forest and savanna. Greatest
concentrations of mandrills, the traces of the human dating of more than
400.000 years. First surface protected from Gabon, Lopé is a critical site
of the UICN and is proposed for classification in site of the world
inheritance
MAYUMBA
Surface : 80 km²
Localization : South of Nyanga.
Language of sand located at the southernmost end of Gabon, of Mayumba at
the border of Congo
Characteristic
: First site of the world for the laying of the leatherly turtles
MINKEBE
Surface : 7560 km²
Localization
: Province of Woleu-Ntem. Located at the extreme
North-East of the country, in an uninhabited forest solid mass
Characteristic
: Rock domes overhanging the forest, the largest uninhabited
forest block of Gabon
MONTS DE CRISTAL
Surface : 1200 km²
Localization : Limit of the
Estuary and Woleu-Ntem. Located at 3 hours of Libreville. Located in the
assembly line re-elected, between Equatorial Guinea and Ogooué
Characteristic
: Zone of the forest richest in species of plants in Africa.
MOUKALABA-DOUDOU
Superficie : 4500 km²
Localization : Province of the
NYANGA. Located in the south-west of the country, covering part of
savannas of Nyanga and the forest solid mass of the Doudou mounts
Characteristic
: Last populations da fauna, with the cobe defassa and the jackal
MWAGNE
Surface : 1160 km²
Localization
: Province of Ogooué-Ivindo. Located
at the East of Makokou, between the rivers Lodié and Louyaé, to the border
of Congo
Characteristic
: Largest bai (clearing) of Gabon, where gorillas and elephants
abound
PLATEAUX BATEKE
Surface : 2050 km²
Localization
: Province of Haut-Ogooué. Located
at the south of savannas of the Batéké plates, in their uninhabited part.
Characteristic
: Gorillas accustomed to the human presence, an exceptionally
various avifauna. Last refuge of the large mammals on the plates
PONGARA
Surface : 870 km²
Localization
: Province of the Estuary. Located
on left bank of the Estuary of Komo, opposite Libreville and on the
Atlantic frontage
Characteristic
: Beautiful beaches and Mangroves opposite Libreville, site of
leisures for the townsmen
WAKA
Surface : 1070 km²
Localization
: Located in the solid mass of
Chaillu, between Fougamou and Lopé.
Characteristic
: 100 km length major fault in forest in the middle of the
country. Very mountainous part. In the middle of the Mitsogho country,
heart of yesterday of an only Gabonese culture.
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