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Facts, History and Background. The area currently occupied by the Queen Elizabeth National Park was previously a grazing area for local Basongora pastoralists. When British explorers Stanley and Lugard toured the area towards the end of last century, both reported the area to have been largely depopulated as a result of cattle raiding (from the ...
Sep 28, 2020 · The basics. Situated in southwestern Uganda, QENP covers an estimated 1,978km2 (close to 200,000 hectares). The park is bookended by Lake George in the northeast and Lake Edward to the southwest, linked by a stretch of water known as the Kazinga Channel, and is contiguous with Virunga National Park in the DRC.
The park was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park and renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II of England. The park is home to over 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species. The Katwe explosion craters mark the park’s highest point at 1,350m above sea level, while the lowest point is at 910m, at Lake Edward.
The park is located within the Western Rift Valley, and its landscape is dotted with volcanic craters of the Pleistocene Epoch (i.e., about 2,600,000 to 11,700 years ago). The park, which was established in 1952, is one of the largest in Uganda and adjoins the frontier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in the southwestern region of Uganda along the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is Uganda’s most visited national park. Many visitors will combine a trip to the park with excursions to Murchison Falls National Park or gorilla trekking.
Jul 15, 2021 · Famed for its stunning scenery and diverse wildlife (including many big game species), this park is located on the equator in western Uganda and includes 764 square miles of land nestled between two of Africa's Great Lakes, Lake Edward and Lake George.
