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Selous Game Reserve

Tanzania, United Republic of
Date of Inscription: 1982
Criteria: (ix)(x)
Core zone: 4480000 ha
Coast, Morogoro, Lindi, Mtwara and Ruvuma Regions
S9 00 E37 24
Ref: 199

Brief Description

Large numbers of elephants, black rhinoceroses, cheetahs, giraffes, hippopotamuses and crocodiles live in this immense sanctuary, which measures 50,000 km2 and is relatively undisturbed by human impact. The park has a variety of vegetation zones, ranging from dense thickets to open wooded grasslands.

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