Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park is an extraordinary park in Rwanda, full of impressive tropical rainforest and volcanic scenery, trekking, and is perhaps the best place in the world to see the rare mountain gorillas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Karisoke Research Center.
Karisoke Research Center
Nature reserve
The Karisoke Research Center is a research institute in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. It was founded by Dian Fossey on 24 September 1967 to study endangered mountain gorillas. Karisoke Research Center is situated 3½ km northwest of Volcanoes National Park.
Volcanoes National Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Parc des Birunga”
- Location: Northern Province, Rwanda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.5° or 1° 30′ southLongitude
29.5° or 29° 30′ eastElevation
3,174 metres (10,413 feet)Open location code
6GCFGG22+22GeoNames ID
382788
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Volcanoes National Park” goes by many names.
- French: “Parc National des Birunga”
- French: “Parc National des Volcans”
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