Comoé National Park
Côte d'Ivoire
Date of Inscription: 1983
Criteria: (ix)(x) Property : 1149250.0000 ha Northeast region, Bouna and Ferkessedougou prefectures, Bouna, Kong, Nassian and Tehin sub-prefectures N9 0 0 W4 0 0 Ref: 227 |
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Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 2003
Brief Description
One of the largest protected areas in West Africa, this park is characterized by its great plant diversity. Due to the presence of the Comoé river, it contains plants which are normally only found much farther south, such as shrub savannahs and patches of thick rainforest.
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