Category: National Parks
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Favourite Parks – Serengeti National Park – Tanzania
Serengeti National Park is a natural wonder that captures the spirit of Africa’s untamed wilderness. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981 for its incredible biodiversity and vital role in conserving large mammal species.
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Favourite Parks – Aberdare National Park – Nairobi, Kenya
The Park is a protected area in the Aberdare Mountain Range in central Kenya located east of the East African Rift Valley covering the higher areas and the Aberdare Salient to the east. It is marked by V-shaped valleys bisected by streams, rivers, and waterfalls, moors, bamboo and forests.
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Favourite Mountains – Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
With its snow-capped peak, Mount Kilimanjaro is a breath-taking natural phenomenon. It stands in isolation above the surrounding plains, presiding over the vast savannah.
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Fantastic Rocks and Where to Find Them – Polyliths
There are many thousands of stone megaliths discovered in almost every country in Europe, from Scotland to Italy. Based on the analysis, the first megaliths were typically found in a coastal region or on islands. They only emerged inland at a much later date, suggesting that the practice initially developed on coastal areas. This is…
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Amboseli or Hell’s Gate National Park – Kenya
Hell’s Gate National Park is named after a narrow break in the cliffs. Once believed to be a tributary of a prehistoric lake that fed early humans in the Rift Valley. It received the name “Hell’s Gate” by explorers Fisher and Thomson in 1883 for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, the outlet of…
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Ruwenzori or Rwenzori Range or Ptolemy’s “Mountains of the Moon” Uganda – Ruwenzori Mountain National Park – Favorite Parks
Rwenzori range in central Africa, on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo between Lakes Edward and Albert sometimes called Ptolemy’s “Mountains of the Moon,” the highest peak, Mount Stanley is 5109 meters or 16,763 ft. The name “Mountains of the Moon” came from European explorers associating the Ruwenzori with the…
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