Editing Serengeti National Park (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Serengeti - plains.jpg|thumb|Serengeti Plains]]
[[File: Serengeti western corridor-1001.jpg|thumb|Wildebeest in the Western Corridor]]
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The park covers {{cvt|14,750|km2}}<ref name=wdpa>{{cite web |author=World Database on Protected Areas |date=2021 |title=Serengeti National Park |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/2575 |publisher=Protected Planet, United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre |access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> of grassland plains, [[savanna]], [[Riparian forest|riverine forest]], and woodlands. The park lies in northwestern Tanzania, bordered to the north by the Kenyan border, where it is continuous with the Maasai Mara National Reserve. To the southeast of the park is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, to the southwest lies Maswa Game Reserve, to the west are the [[Ikorongo Game Reserve|Ikorongo]] and [[Grumeti Game Reserve]]s, and to the northeast and east lies the Loliondo Game Control Area.

The landscape of the [[Serengeti Plain]] is extremely varied, ranging from savannah to hilly woodlands to open grasslands. The region's geographic diversity is due to the extreme weather conditions that plague the area, particularly the potent combination of heat and wind. The diverse habitats in the region may have originated from a series of volcanoes, whose activity shaped the basic geographic features of the plain by adding mountains and craters to the landscape.{{cn|date=September 2021}}

The Mara River, which flows through [[Masai Mara National Reserve|Maasai Mara National Reserve]] from the Kenyan highlands to Lake Victoria, is the only permanently-flowing river in the Serengeti ecosystem.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geology of Serengeti National Park – Tanzania|url=https://www.serengeti.com/geology-serengeti-national-park.php |access-date=14 July 2021 |work=serengeti.com}}</ref>

The park is divided into three regions:
* Serengeti plains: The best-known feature of the Serengeti is the almost treeless grassland in the south. It has koppies, granite formations that serve as observation posts for predators. The Volcanic Grasslands is an [[edaphic]] plant community that grows on soils derived from volcanic ash from nearby volcanoes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |title=Serengeti National Park |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/156/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |work=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}</ref>
* Western corridor: The main geographic feature is the pair of rivers, Grumeti and Mbalageti. There are big groups of [[riverine forest]] and some small mountain ranges. The great migration passes through the corridor from May to July. It stretches to Lake Victoria. The area is flatter than the northern parts of the park and more densely covered with plants than the southern plains.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
*Northern Serengeti: the landscape is dominated by open woodlands, predominantly [[Commiphora]] and hills, ranging from [[Seronera]] in the south to the Mara River on the Kenyan border. It is remote and relatively inaccessible. {{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Human habitation is forbidden in the park except for the [[Tanzania National Parks Authority]] staff, researchers and staff of the various lodges, campsites, and hotels. The main settlement is [[Seronera]] with its primary [[Seronera airstrip]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Seronera Airport (SEU) @ OurAirports |url=https://ourairports.com/airports/HTSN/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=ourairports.com}}</ref>