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Brief Description. Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP), located in the Eastern part of the Himalayan ranges in the Indian State of Sikkim includes several peaks exceeding 6000m and 7000m in height and with Mt. Khangchendzonga reaching 8586 a.s.l. the third highest peak in the world. The rapid change in height of the national park (from 1220 to ...
17 de jul. de 2016 · Situated in the northern Indian State of Sikkim, Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP) exhibits one of the widest altitudinal ranges of any protected area worldwide. The Park has an extraordinary vertical sweep of over 7 kilometres (1,220m to 8,586m) within an area of only 178,400 ha and comprises a unique diversity of lowlands, steep-sided ...
Khangchendzonga National Park, also Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, is a national park and a biosphere reserve located in Sikkim, India.It was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in July 2016, becoming the first "Mixed Heritage" site of India. It was included in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme.The park is named after the mountain Kangchenjunga, which is the third ...
El Parque Nacional Khangchendzonga (previamente llamado parque nacional Kanchenjunga), también llamado reserva de la biosfera Kanchenjunga, está localizado en el estado de Sikkim en la India. La montaña de la cual el parque toma su nombre, el Kanchenjunga , tiene aproximadamente 8.586 m s. n. m. , siendo el tercer pico más alto del mundo.
Located in the state of Sikkim, bordering Nepal to the west and Tibet (China) to the north-west, this biosphere reserve is one of the highest ecosystems in the world, reaching elevations of 1,220 to 8,586 metres above sea level. The site is one of the world’s 34 biodiversity hotspots. It includes vast natural forests that support high species diversity with high levels of endemism.
Khangchendzonga National Park. Khangchendzonga National Park is located in the eastern finger of India in the state of Sikkim. It sits adjacent to the Nepal-India border. The park covers an area of 328 square miles (849.5 sq km). Kangchenjunga has the neighboring Neora Valley National Park and is part of 14 different protected areas spread ...
World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
