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Uganda
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Uganda, protecting half of the world's mountain gorillas in 321 km² of mist-wrapped lowland and montane forest.
OpenA 766 km² tract of moist evergreen rainforest in western Uganda with the highest primate density in Africa, centred on habituated chimpanzee groups that can be tracked on foot.
OpenUganda's smallest national park at 33.9 km², formed from three extinct volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, protecting mountain gorillas and the endemic golden monkey in bamboo and montane forest.
OpenA waterfall on the White Nile in northern Uganda where the entire river is forced through a 7-metre gap and tumbles 43 metres, creating one of Africa's most concentrated displays of hydraulic power.
OpenUganda's most visited national park, spanning nearly 2,000 km² of savanna, wetland and forest habitats with elephants, tree-climbing lions, hippos and over 600 bird species.
OpenThe spot near Jinja where the White Nile leaves Lake Victoria, marking the official start of the Nile's 6,650-kilometre journey to the Mediterranean, with Speke's monument and the submerged Ripon Falls beneath the Owen Falls Dam.
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