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The park ranges the foothills of the Western Ghats spreading down the Brahmagiri hills and south towards Kerala state. It lies between the latitudes 12°15'37.69"N and longitudes 76°17'34.4"E. The park covers 643 km 2 (248 sq mi) located to the north-west of Bandipur National Park. The Kabini reservoir separates the two parks. Elevations of ...
Nagarhole National Park also known as "Rajiv Gandhi National Park", is located 94 km from Mysore in Karnataka in Southern India. It is spread between Kodagu and Mysore districts. Located to the northwest of Bandipur National Park, Kabini reservoir separates the two. Date: 31 July 2011, 12:58:36: Source: Own work: Author: Rameshng
India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species and ...
Together with the adjoining Nagarhole National Park (643 km 2 (248 sq mi)), Mudumalai National Park (320 km 2 (120 sq mi)) and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (344 km 2 (133 sq mi)), it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve totaling 2,183 km 2 (843 sq mi) making it the largest protected area in southern India and largest habitate of wild ...
Location State Type Key fauna Area (km 2) 1 1986 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: Part of Waynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala: Western Ghats: Nilgiri tahr, tiger, lion-tailed macaque: 5520 2 1988: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: Parts of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Bageshwar ...
It is located at a distance of 86 km from district headquarters, Madikeri and 32 km from taluk headquarters, Ponnampet on SH-89 and 260 km from state capital, Bengaluru. Geography Kutta is situated at an elevation of 914 metres (2,999 ft) above MSL .
It is bounded by protected area network of Nagarhole National Park and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka in the northeast, and on the southeast by Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu. The Western Ghats , Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (6,000 + km 2 ), including all of the sanctuary, is under consideration by the World Heritage Committee for selection ...
Nagarhole National Park: Kodagu district and Mysore district, Karnataka: 642 km 2: One of India's premier Tiger Reserves Nallamala Hills: Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh (South of River Krishna) [1] Namdapha National Park: Arunachal Pradesh: 1985 km 2: Fourth largest national park in India. Nanmangalam forest: Chennai, Tamil Nadu 24 km 2