Chome Forest Reserve

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Chome Forest Reserve is a reserve in the Pare Mountains in Tanzania. [1] It is located between the West Usambaras and the North Pare Mountains. [2] It lies in Pare District of Kilimanjaro Region. [3]

The highest altitude in the reserve has Shengena Peak. [1] It covers 14,231 hectares of various forest types. [1] Chome Forest Reserve has numerous bird species. [1] The reserve sits in the part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, nominated for the World Heritage List in 2010. [3] There is a direct climatic influence of the Indian Ocean. [3] The area has been logged for many years. [3] It is surrounded by numerous villages. [3] It harbours several types of monkey. [4]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 [ permanent dead link ]
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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nomination documents" (PDF). www.whs.tfcg.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. Briggs, Philip (2006). Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia. ISBN   9781841621531.