Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda
February 26, 2008
Queen Elizabeth covers an area of 1978km2 between Lake George and Edward.
The area is covered and supports 612 bird species and 95 species of mammals.
The diverse features described by Douglas Willocks led to its existance in 1952, over 40 years ago. Ever since, there is still no good introduction as to why one should visit the park.
Geographically, the area covers 30 miles to the North, concentrated mountains, composites, the Blue Rwenzori, which had exploded from the plain. Fort miles wide and 60 miles long surrounded with a bright blue light, with a clear sky.
Across Lake Edward to the Far West in long sight is the blue too, Mitumbe hills seen up right, but when closer are green precipitous unfriendly wooded. The calm green escarpment surrounds the park in the Western Rift valley. The endless savannah is also surrounded by hills, mountains as well as lakes.
The park has well protected areas like Kigezi and Kyambura 256km2 and 154km2 respectively as well as some wildlife reserves of Kibale National Park, and Kalinzu Forest Reserve. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Virunga National Park in the mountains is also a well- protected area.
Due to the mountains surrounding the park, a dramatic scenery has been created. The park is also surrounded by a rift valley floor raising from 480m to 710m near the Kazinga channel, to 1390m. Since the park is located near the equator and low altitudes, temperatures keep on being warm from 180C to 280C. However, the park receives rainfall in the months of March, May and September-November with the total rainfall being 1250mm of rain.
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