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The area is intersected by a network of creeks with the Bay of Bengal on the East. The alley between the meandering creeks and rivers houses the second-largest mangrove ecosystem in India. An area of 145 km² has been notified as Bhitarkanika National Park vide Notification No.19686/F in September 1998 by the government of Odisha.
The core area of the sanctuary, with an area of 145 km 2 (56 sq mi), was declared Bhitarkanika National Park in September 1998. 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 (Odisha): Located in the Mahanadi delta region, Bhitarkanika National Park contains Odisha's largest mangrove forests. It is known for its saltwater crocodiles, monitor lizards, and olive ridley turtles that nest along its coasts. Bhitarkanika is the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India. [5]
Pattamundai and Rajnagar are 20 km apart and are connected by the MDR- 16. Pattamundai- Rajnagar Road is the main road route to and in the Bhitarkanika National Park Gupti Gate. Pattamundai is the only center where tourists stop by to collect food & drinks and have meals during their onward visit to Bhitarkanika National Park.
Bhitarkanika National Park was declared a sanctuary on 21 April 1975. It is covered with deep mangrove forests, saline rivers, and is known for crocodile breeding. Other animals including deer, wild boar, monkey, pythons and king cobras are also found there.
Mangrove pitta at Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha, India. While all pittas are noted for being difficult to study and spot in the wild, the mangrove pitta is one of the easier ones to spot as it sits high up in mangrove trees and calls. [6] A tape recording of its call will often bring it forth. [9]
White Mountains National Recreation Area is a national recreation area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located to the north of Fairbanks between the Elliott Highway and the Steese Highway in the White Mountains , with about 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) within its boundaries.
Affluent of the Nenana River in McKinley Park, Alaska. The Nenana River (Lower Tanana: Nina No’) is a tributary of the Tanana River, approximately 140 miles (230 km) long, in central Alaska in the United States. [3] It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks. [4]