Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison FallsMist rising from Murchison Falls (also called Kabalega Falls) on the Victoria Nile River, northwestern Uganda.

Murchison Falls National Park, national park located in northwestern Uganda, established in 1952. It occupies an area of 1,483 square miles (3,840 square km) of rolling grassland east of Lake Albert. The Victoria Nile bisects the park from east to west and travels through a rock cleft 23 feet (7 metres) wide over a cascade 141 feet (43 metres) high to form the Murchison Falls. The eastern boundary of the park is Karuma Falls.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Laura Etheredge.
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Article Title: Murchison Falls National Park
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 16 December 2008
Access Date: February 22, 2025