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Mare aux Hippopotames 
Mare aux HippopotamesLocation Burkina Faso Nearest city Bala Coordinates 11°36′43″N 3°55′0″E / 11.61194°N 3.916667°ECoordinates: 11°36′43″N 3°55′0″E / 11.61194°N 3.916667°E Area 163 km² Established 1937 
Mare aux HippopotamesThe Mare aux Hippopotames (Lake of Hippopotamuses) is a lake and national park in Burkina Faso, created in 1937 and designated in 1977 as the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the nation. The park was created around a freshwater lake and includes surrounding pools and marches in the flood plain of the Black Volta River, and surrounding forests. The park is home to about 100 hippos and there are about 1000 eco-tourists every year. It is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Bobo-Dioulasso, and is itself about 163 square kilometres (63 sq mi) in size. It is included in the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.[1]
References
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1991). Protected areas of the world: a review of national systems, Volume 2. IUCN. pp. 10. ISBN 2831700922. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GAtfSkr1q6sC&pg=PT10.
External links
- Mare aux Hippopotames at Birdlife.org
- Mare aux Hippopotames at UNESCO
Protected areas of Burkina Faso National parks Complete reserves Partial reserves Protected forests Lakes of Burkina Faso Lakes Bam · Dem · Higa · Kompienga · Mare aux Hippopotames · Mare d'Oursi · Tengrela
Categories:- Lakes of Burkina Faso
- National parks of Burkina Faso
- Ramsar sites in Burkina Faso
- Biosphere reserves of Burkina Faso
- Protected areas established in 1937
- African protected area stubs
- Burkina Faso geography stubs
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