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For the curious reader
History, landscape and context.
Lopé National Park (French: Parc national de la Lopé) is a national park in central Gabon. Bordered by the Ogooué River to the north and the Chaillu Massif to the south, the park has an area of 4,912 km² (1,897 sq mi). The park was the first protected area in Gabon when the Lopé-Okanda Wildlife Reserve was created in 1946, and in 2007, the national park and surrounding Lopé-Okanda landscape were added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO because of its biodiversity, unique savanna-forest transitional zone, and the spectacular petroglyphs in the region. Lopé National Park has dry weather compared to the rest of Gabon, being located in the rain shadow of the Chaillu Massif.
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- Physical demands
- Humid forest trails and uneven savannah ground; some guided walks require good fitness.
- The consequential detail
- Transport and park activities require advance confirmation; this is not a place to improvise every connection.
Through the seasons
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Lopé’s savannah clearings interrupt forest with a long ecological and human history.
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UNESCO World Heritage property record
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Lopé National Park: background reading
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