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Bhitarkanika National Park is a 145 km 2 (56 sq mi) national park in northeast Kendrapara district in Odisha in eastern India. It was designated on 16 September 1998 and obtained the status of a Ramsar site on 19 August 2002. The area is also been designated as the second Ramsar site of the State after the Chilika Lake.
Gibbons Creek Reservoir is a popular recreational destination due to its location near the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area. The nearby power plant was mothballed indefinitely by TMPA in January 2019 due to the high cost of coal -powered electricity when compared to cheaper natural gas . [ 1 ]
Brazos Valley (/ ˈ b r æ z ə s / ⓘ BRAZ-əs) is a region of the U.S. state of Texas comprising the following 7 counties in Central Texas: Brazos, Burleson, and Robertson (which collectively comprise the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area), and the neighboring counties of Grimes, Leon, Madison, and Washington.
The Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary, which bounds the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary to the east, was created in September 1997, and encompasses Gahirmatha Beach and an adjacent portion of the Bay of Bengal. Bhitarkanika Mangroves were designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2002. [3]
Business State Highway 6-R (Bus. SH 6-R, formerly Loop 507) is a business loop that runs through the cities of Bryan and College Station. The highway is known locally as Texas Avenue in both cities and runs along the eastern boundary of Texas A&M University in College Station. The route was created in 1990 with the re-designation of Loop 507 ...
Bryan–College Station is a metropolitan area centering on the twin cities of Bryan and College Station, Texas, in the Brazos Valley region of Texas. The 2010 census placed the population of the three-county metropolitan area at 255,519. [3] The 2019 population estimate was 273,101.
Brazos County (/ ˈ b r æ z ə s / ⓘ BRAZ-əs) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 233,849. [1] [2] The county seat is Bryan. [3]Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border.
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle. It is 83 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Houston and 87 miles (140 km) east-northeast of Austin .