Khangchendzonga National Park

Khangchendzonga National Park
Mount Kanchenjunga from Goecha La pass, Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
Map showing the location of Khangchendzonga National Park
Map showing the location of Khangchendzonga National Park
Kanchenjunga NP
Map showing the location of Khangchendzonga National Park
Map showing the location of Khangchendzonga National Park
Kanchenjunga NP
LocationMangan district and Gyalshing district, Sikkim, India
Nearest townChungthang
Coordinates27°39′22.7″N 88°18′44.3″E / 27.656306°N 88.312306°E / 27.656306; 88.312306
Area1,784 km2 (689 sq mi)
Established1977
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
TypeMixed
Criteriaiii, vi, vii, x
Designated2016 (40th session)
Reference no.1513

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.[1] It was included in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The park is named after the mountain Kangchenjunga, which is the third-highest peak in the world at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) tall. The total area of the park is 849.5 km2 (328.0 sq mi).

  1. ^ O'Neill, A. (2017). "Sikkim claims India's first mixed-criteria UNESCO World Heritage Site" (PDF). Current Science. 112 (5): 893–994. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.