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MixedRef. 1513

Khangchendzonga National Park

Mixed World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 2016 under criteria (iii), (vi), (vii), (x).

Khangchendzonga National Park, India
Photo: Abhishek532 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
2016
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiiviviix
Area of property
1,784 km²
Location
Mangan district
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1977
Reference
WHC 1513 · Wikidata Q2605019

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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