Southern National Park

Coordinates: 6°33′N 28°17′E / 6.550°N 28.283°E / 6.550; 28.283
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Southern National Park
Map showing the location of Southern National Park
Map showing the location of Southern National Park
Southern National Park
Location in South Sudan
Coordinates6°33′N 28°17′E / 6.550°N 28.283°E / 6.550; 28.283
Area23,000 km2
Established1939
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The Southern National Park is a national park in South Sudan. It was established in 1939. This site has an area of 23,000 km2.[1]

History

A.B. Anderson, a former Assistant Game Warden, reported that in 1950 that the Southern National Park was spread over an area of 7,800 square miles (20,000 km2). It was drained by three rivers: the

Ibba River
in the centre of the park. The Gel and Ibba Rivers, after flowing through the park, formed a flood plain which made the habitat swampy.

Flora & fauna

Flora

gallery forests
were found in the park. During the monsoon season, the park had extensive grassland that grew up to about 15 feet (4.6 m). The soil was generally of whitish clay and there were sandy valleys. The park was thinly populated and visited by very few tourists. Hunting, fishing and honey collection were the common vocations of the people living in the park area.

Fauna

He identified aquafauna in the rivers flowing through the park as

pelicans were present in some regions of the park.[2]

References

  1. ^ World Database on Protected Areas
  2. ^ "The Sudan's Southern National Park" (PDF). rhinoresourcecenter.com. 1950. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

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