Khangchendzonga National Park
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Overview
Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim's Mangan district was set up in 1977. In 2016 it was inscribed as a mixed World Heritage Site, recognised for both natural and cultural value.
Inscribed in 2016, it is India's first and only mixed World Heritage Site, recognised for both natural and cultural values.
It covers glaciers, high peaks and valleys around Kangchenjunga (8,586 m), and the mountain is sacred in Sikkimese Buddhist belief.
The park is the core of the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, which is part of UNESCO's world network of biosphere reserves.
Geography and key facts
- Sikkim (Mangan district)
- Established 1977
- Mixed World Heritage Site, 2016
- India's only mixed WHS (2016)
- Core of the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on a park whose climate ranges from tropical to arctic (2015).
Note for UPSC
Mixed World Heritage Site, inscribed 2016 · Sikkim.
UPSC asks about the state, the dynasty or period, and whether a site is cultural or natural.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2015 · Q52Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Khangchendzonga National Park.
Key facts
- Type
- World Heritage Site
- State / UT
- Sikkim
- Heritage type
- Mixed
- Inscribed (UNESCO)
- 2016
- Coordinates
- 27.656°N, 88.312°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2015
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