🌲 Great Himalayan National Park

India · Asia · National Park · 31.80°N, 77.95°E

The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is a national park in India, located in Banjar sub-division of Kullu in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 km2; elevations within the park range between 1500 and 6000 m. The Great Himalayan National Park is a habitat to numerous flora and more than 375 fauna species, including approximately 31 mammals, 181 birds, 3 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 11 annelids, 17 mollusks and 127 insects. They are protected under the strict guidelines of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972; hence any sort of hunting is not permitted.

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Quick facts

Country	India
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	31.80°N, 77.95°E · view on map

Great Himalayan National Park is a national park in India, in Asia. The details of why Great Himalayan National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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