- Kazuma Pan National Park
Infobox_protected_area | name = Kazuma Pan National Park
iucn_category = II
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location =Zimbabwe
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lat_degrees = 18
lat_minutes = 22
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lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 25
long_minutes = 42
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long_direction = E
area = 77,345 acres (313 km²)
established =1949 and then1975
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governing_body =Kazuma Pan National Park is situated in
Zimbabwe 's extreme north-western corner.The Park lies on the Botswana border a short distance north-west of Hwange National Park. Some 77,345 acres (313 km²) in area, it provides one of Zimbabwe's few areas of plains scenery, with good visibility and sparse but important mammal populations. Kazuma Pan is a haven for birdlife, as well as home to roan
antelope ,tsessebe ,cheetah , rhino,giraffe and many other species.Much of the park consists of grassland, fringed by
mopane andKalahari sand woodlands. However, a series of seasonally flooded pans in the south-west of the park attracts a wide variety of waterfowl. Kazuma Pan was proclaimed a National Park in1949 , but was deproclaimed in1964 as no development had taken place. It regained its National Park status under the Parks and Wild Life Act (1975 ). There is no accommodation within the park but camping is allowed with permission from the Department of National Parks and Wild Life Management.
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