Khangchendzonga National Park

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Khangchendzonga National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Indian state of Sikkim, renowned for its high-altitude Himalayan landscapes, rich biodiversity, and the sacred peak of Kangchenjunga.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
area approximately 1784 square kilometres ⓘ
associatedWith Bhutia community ⓘ
linked to: Monpa people

Lepcha community ⓘ
linked to: Lepcha
contains Kangchenjunga ⓘ
alpine meadows ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
high-altitude shrublands ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
permanent snow and ice ⓘ
snow-capped peaks ⓘ
subtropical broadleaf forests ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 1,220 metres to over 8,500 metres above sea level ⓘ
established 1977 ⓘ
fauna Himalayan black bear ⓘ
linked to: Asiatic black bear

Himalayan tahr ⓘ
clouded leopard ⓘ
musk deer ⓘ
red panda ⓘ
snow leopard ⓘ
flora bamboo groves ⓘ
coniferous forests ⓘ
oak forests ⓘ
rhododendron forests ⓘ
governingBody Government of India ⓘ
Government of Sikkim ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus mixed natural and cultural ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor high-altitude Himalayan landscapes ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
sacred peak of Kangchenjunga ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Himalayas ⓘ
Sikkim ⓘ
nearestCity Gangtok ⓘ
partOf Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
Khangchendzonga Landscape ⓘ
recognizedAs sacred landscape by local communities ⓘ
tourismActivities mountaineering ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2016 ⓘ

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Kangchenjunga → locatedInProtectedArea → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Kangchenjunga → locatedInProtectedArea → Kangchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Sikkim → hasNationalPark → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: Indian state of Sikkim
Sikkim → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: Indian state of Sikkim
Taplejung District → contains → Kangchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Taplejung District → containsProtectedArea → Kangchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Khangchendzonga National Park → partOf → Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Khangchendzonga National Park → partOf → Khangchendzonga Landscape ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Yuksom → locatedInNationalPark → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Yuksom → locatedInBiosphereReserve → Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Ghunsa → nearProtectedArea → Kangchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Sikkim → hasProtectedArea → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Sikkim → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Zemu Glacier → locatedNear → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Zemu Glacier → withinProtectedArea → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Sikkim Himalaya → contains → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Sikkim Himalaya → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in India → hasSite → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Norbugang Coronation Throne → partOf → Norbugang Park ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Dzongri trek → passesThrough → Kanchenjunga National Park ⓘ
linked to: Khangchendzonga National Park
Kangchenjunga region → contains → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Kangchenjunga region → UNESCOWorldHeritageWithin → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Goecha La → locatedInProtectedArea → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ
Dzongu region → borderedBy → Khangchendzonga National Park ⓘ