African Geographic Pictures Collection
Search |
About the collection |
Practical guide |
Contact
| Image number: | 2703 |
| Feature : | mountain forest |
| Grouping : | forests and trees |
| Discipline : | botany |
| Year : | 2009 |
| Locality : | Nyungwe |
| Country : | Rwanda |
| Region - tribe : | Cong-Nile divide |
| Physiographic region : | Rift Kivu |
| Notice : | The Nyungwe mountain forest occupies the steep slopes of the Congo-Nile divide. The forest is closed and perfectly protects the slopes against gully erosion or mass wasting. These processes are only active along the roads which open the region. The forest of the Nyungwe is also a touristic attraction. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 2009 Image 2703. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/nl/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |