Brief synthesisVirunga National Park is unique with its active chain of volcanoes and rich diversity of habitats that surpass those of any other African park. Criterion (vii): Virunga National Park offers the most spectacular montane landscapes in Africa. Criterion (viii): Virunga National Park is located in the centre of the Albertine Rift, of the Great Rift Valley. Criterion (x): Due to its variations in altitude (from 680 m to 5,109 m), rainfall and nature of the ground, Virunga National Park possesses a very wide diversity of plants and habitats, making it the top African National Park for biological diversity. The presence of the Queen Elizabeth National Park, a protected area contiguous with Uganda, also constitutes an ecological land corridor connecting the centre and north sectors.