Waka National Park is a
national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
in central
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
. Waka protects over 1,000 km of
rain forest
Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest ...
in the
Chaillu Massif.
One of the most striking features of this locality is the Ikobe-Ikoi-Onoi rift, which is deeply incised into the landscape.
References
External links
Wildlife Conservation SocietyGabon National Parks
National parks of Gabon
Protected areas established in 2002
2002 establishments in Gabon
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