| Namdapha National Park | |
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 Canopy cover of Namdapha National Park | |
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| Location | Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Nearest city | Miao |
| Coordinates | 27°29′00″N 96°23′00″E / 27.48333°N 96.38333°E |
| Area | 1,985.23 km2 (766.50 sq mi) |
| Established | 1974 |
| Governing body | Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Government of India |
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Namdapha National Park is a 1,985 km2 (766 sq mi) large national park in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India. The park was established in 1983. With more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species, it is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas.[1] It harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude.[2] It also harbours extensive dipterocarp forests, comprising the northwestern parts of the Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests ecoregion.[3]
It is the fourth largest national park in India.[4] In 2024, it was declared as a Eco-Sensitive Zone.[5]
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- ^ Proctor, J., Haridasan , K. & Smith, G.W. (1998). "How Far North does Lowland Evergreen Tropical Rain Forest Go?". Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters 7. 7 (2): 141–146. doi:10.2307/2997817. JSTOR 2997817.
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- ^ "Arunachal's Namdapha National Park and Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary declared Eco-Sensitive Zones". India Today NE. 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.