🌐 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

India · Asia · Biosphere Reserve · 11.67°N, 76.54°E

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Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in the Nilgiri Mountains of the Western Ghats in South India. It is the largest protected forest area in India, spreading across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It includes the protected areas Mudumalai National Park, Mukurthi National Park, Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu; Nagarhole National Park, Bandipur National Park, both in Karnataka; Silent Valley National Park, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, and Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.

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Quick facts

CountryIndia
Continent / regionAsia
Protection type🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)11.67°N, 76.54°E · view on map

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India, in Asia. The details of why Nilgiri 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.

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