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Mussoorie Wildlife Sanctuary also known as Benog Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area and wildlife sanctuary located about 11 km (6.8 mi) Mussoorie in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [1] It was declared as a protected area on 2 September 1993.
Mussoorie is at an average altitude of 2,005 metres (6,578 ft). To the northeast are the Himalayan snow ranges, and to the south, the Doon Valley and Shiwalik ranges. The second highest point is the original Lal Tibba in Landour, with a height of over 2,275 m (7,464 ft). Mussoorie is popularly known as The Queen of the Hills. [4] [5]
As of 2022, there are 588 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States, [1] with the addition of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge. [2] Refuges that have boundaries in multiple states are listed only in the state where the main visitor entrance is located.
Landour 1869 Landour. Landour is located in the Lower Western Himalaya, in the Mussoorie Range, the second of the five parallel folds of the Himalaya.On average, Landour is about 984 ft (300 m) above Mussoorie, which itself is mostly at an altitude of 6,800 to 7,798 ft (2,073 to 2,377 m).
Here is a list of the largest National Wildlife Refuges in the United States.It includes all that are larger than 50,000 acres (200 km 2), but excludes those in U.S. territories (also officially in the system).
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a 6,808-acre (27.55 km 2) [1] National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, United States. There are two small private areas in the protected area.
Additional land is acquired from willing sellers. The refuge's current size is 7,232 acres (27 km 2). It was designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2013. [3] It is the only National Wildlife Refuge located entirely in Vermont and is administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Mattamuskeet, Swanquarter and Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is an administrative organization that manages U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife refuges in eastern North Carolina. The complex includes Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge; Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge; Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge