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The Serengeti

Also Known As Endless Plains (from the Maa word seringit)
Grasslands and Savannas
The Serengeti glyph

The Serengeti is a geographical region spanning the Mara and Arusha Regions of Tanzania and extending into southwestern Kenya, encompassing riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands and woodlands. The protected area within it, including Serengeti National Park and several game reserves, covers approximately 30,000 square kilometers. It hosts one of the world's largest land animal migrations by total body weight: an annual movement of some 260,000 zebras that precede 1.7 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of other plains game, including around 470,000 gazelles. Its name is often said to derive from the Maa word seringit, meaning endless plains. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Area (sq km)
30,000 1
Figure is for the protected area within the wider Serengeti region (Serengeti National Park plus game reserves), not the full ecosystem extent, which sources do not give as a single number.
Highest Elevation (m)
1850 1
Upper bound of the plains' altitude range (920 to 1,850 m above sea level) per the cited source.
Latitude
2.33083 degrees south 1
Longitude
34.83333 degrees east 1
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Kenya, Countries
Source Serengeti (Wikipedia)
Tanzania, Countries
Source Serengeti (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Serengeti (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Article text
    The name "Serengeti" is often said to be derived from the word "seringit" in Maa, meaning "endless plains".
  • Protected area section
    The protected area within the region includes approximately 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) of land, including the Serengeti National Park and several game reserves.
  • Lead section
    The Serengeti ( SERR-ən-GHET-ee) is a geographical region in Africa, spanning the Mara and Arusha Regions of Tanzania and extending to southwestern Kenya.
  • Ecology section
    Altitudes in the Serengeti range from 920 to 1,850 metres (3,020 to 6,070 ft)
  • Infobox coordinates
    2°19′51″S 34°50′0″E / 2.33083°S 34.83333°E
  • On Continent: Africa
  • Associated With: Tanzania
  • Associated With: Kenya
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Wikidata: The Serengeti
Wikidata Q4991540, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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