Pongara National Park

Pongara National Park
A ranger of the National Agency for National Parks and a US Marine in the Pongara National Forest
Map showing the location of Pongara National Park
Map showing the location of Pongara National Park
LocationGabon
Coordinates0°07′N 9°38′E / 0.117°N 9.633°E / 0.117; 9.633
Area929 km²
Governing bodyNational Agency for National Parks
Official nameParc National Pongara
Designated2 February 2007
Reference no.1653[1]

Pongara National Park (French: Parc national de Pongara) is a national park in Gabon, located near the capital, Libreville, on the south side of the Gabon Estuary and the Atlantic Ocean. Covering an area of 929km2. The national park is composed chiefly of moist tropical forests and mangrove forests.[2]

  1. ^ "Parc National Pongara". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ mahale.web.infoseek.co.jp[permanent dead link], Retrieved on 18 June 2008