Mole National Park

Mole National Park
national park
Year dem found am1971 Edit
IUCN protected areas categoryIUCN category II: National Park Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydNorthern Region Edit
Ein locationGhana, Savannah Region Edit
Coordinate location9°42′0″N 1°50′0″W Edit
Significant placeLarabanga Edit
Heritage designationTentative World Heritage Site, World Heritage Site Edit
World Heritage criteria(vii), (viii), (ix), (x) Edit
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Mole National Park, one of Ghana ein seven national parks, be de country ein largest wildlife refuge.[1][2] De park dey locate insyd de Savannah region of Ghana for savanna den riparian ecosystems top at an elevation of 50 m, plus a sharp escarpment wey dey form de southern boundary of de park. De Park be 24 km from Damongo, de district capital, 146 km south east of Tamale, de Regional capital. De park be 700 km from Accra den 430 km from Kumasi.[3] De park ein entrance dey reach thru de nearby town of Larabanga.[1][4] E dey cover an area of about 4,577 square kilometers of fairly undisturbed Guinea savannah insyd de northern part of Ghana.[2] De Levi den Mole Rivers be ephemeral rivers wey dey flow thru de park, wey dey leave behind only drinking holes during de long dry season.[5] Dis area of Ghana dey receive over 10 mm per year of rainfall. Na dem do a long-term study for Mole National Park top make dem understand de impact of human hunters for de animals insyd de preserve.[6]

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "Mole National Park, Northen Ghana". Mole National Park. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. "Visit Ghana - Mole National Park". Visit Ghana (in American English). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  4. "Visit Ghana - Savanna Region". Visit Ghana (in American English). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. Bowell, R. T.; R. K. Ansah (1993). "Trace Element Budget in an African Savannah Ecosystem". Biogeochemistry. 20 (2): 103–126. doi:10.1007/BF00004137. S2CID 97181325.
  6. Brashares, Justin S.; Peter Arcese, Moses K. Sam (2001). "Human demography and reserve size predict wildlife extinction in West Africa". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 268 (1484): 2473–2478. doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1815. PMC 1088902. PMID 11747566.

Mole National Park

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