Kanchanjunga Conservation Area

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Kanchanjunga Conservation Area is a protected region in eastern Nepal renowned for its high Himalayan landscapes, rich biodiversity, and proximity to Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation area ⓘ
national conservation area of Nepal ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area 2035 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 785 square miles ⓘ
borders India ⓘ
Sikkim ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
climateZones alpine ⓘ
nival ⓘ
subalpine ⓘ
subtropical ⓘ
temperate ⓘ
coManagedWith local communities ⓘ
conservationApproach community-based management ⓘ
integrated conservation and development ⓘ
contains alpine meadows ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
high Himalayan landscapes ⓘ
remote mountain villages ⓘ
rhododendron forests ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 1200 metres to over 8500 metres above sea level ⓘ
established 1997 ⓘ
ethnicGroups Gurung ⓘ
Limbu ⓘ
Rai ⓘ
Sherpa ⓘ
linked to: Sherpa people

Tamang ⓘ
governingBody Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal ⓘ
Kanchanjunga Conservation Area Management Council ⓘ
habitatFor Himalayan black bear ⓘ
linked to: Asiatic black bear

Himalayan monal ⓘ
Himalayan tahr ⓘ
blue sheep ⓘ
clouded leopard ⓘ
musk deer ⓘ
pheasants ⓘ
red panda ⓘ
satyr tragopan ⓘ
snow leopard ⓘ
various rhododendron species ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Kanchenjunga ⓘ
IUCNCategory VI ⓘ
knownFor community-based conservation ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
scenic mountain landscapes ⓘ
trekking routes ⓘ
locatedIn Himalayas ⓘ
Taplejung District ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ
mainAccessTown Taplejung ⓘ
linked to: Taplejung District
near Mount Kanchenjunga ⓘ
partOf Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Himalayas

Sacred Himalayan Landscape ⓘ
popularActivity Kanchenjunga Base Camp trek ⓘ
mountain tourism ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
religionsPracticed Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
animist traditions ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phungling → nearbyProtectedArea → Kangchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Kanchanjunga Conservation Area
Kambachen → partOf → Kanchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Kanchanjunga Conservation Area
Taplejung Airport → regionServed → Kanchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Kanchanjunga Conservation Area
Kangchenjunga Base Camp trekking route → locatedInProtectedArea → Kangchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Kanchanjunga Conservation Area
Kangchenjunga region → contains → Kangchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Kanchanjunga Conservation Area
Gyabla → near → Kanchenjunga Conservation Area ⓘ
linked to: Kanchanjunga Conservation Area
Kanchanjunga Conservation Area → governingBody → Kanchanjunga Conservation Area Management Council ⓘ
linked to: Kanchanjunga Conservation Area