🌐 Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve

India · Asia · Biosphere Reserve · 8.70°N, 77.24°E

Advertisement

The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India established in 2001, located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats and includes 3,500.36 km2 (1,351.50 sq mi) of which 1828 km2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km2 is in Tamil Nadu. It encompasses the following wildlife sanctuaries: Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.

Read the full article on Wikipedia →

Quick facts

CountryIndia
Continent / regionAsia
Protection type🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)8.70°N, 77.24°E · view on map

Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India, in Asia. The details of why Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in India

Simlipal National Park · Silent Valley National Park · Rajaji National Park · Kaziranga National Park · Kevladev National Park · Dudhwa National Park · Gir National Park · Middle Button Island National Park · North Button Island National Park · Pench Tiger Reserve.

Coordinates are an approximate area centre. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

Advertisement
Advertisement