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Serengeti

13th August, 2021 Geography

Context

  • Monterey Bay in California is the Serengeti of marine life.

 

About

  • Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa, spanning northern Tanzania.
  • The protected area within the region includes approximately 30,000 km2  of land, including the Serengeti National Park and several game reserves.
  • The Serengeti hosts the second largest terrestrial mammal migration in the world.
  • It is partly adjacent to the Kenya border and is northwest of the adjoining Ngorongoro Conservation Area. 
  • The park, an international tourist attraction, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981.
  • It is along the “western corridor” to Lake Victoria

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/explorers-guide-8