Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

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UNESCO World Heritage Site national park complex protected area

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Indian Himalayas renowned for its dramatic high-altitude landscapes, rich biodiversity, and spectacular seasonal alpine flower meadows.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Nanda Devi National Park 3
Valley of Flowers National Park 3
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park complex ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
bestVisitingSeasonForFlowers July–August ⓘ
biodiversitySignificance habitat for rare and endangered Himalayan flora and fauna ⓘ
climateType alpine climate ⓘ
contains Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nanda Devi National Park

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Valley of Flowers National Park
containsFeature alpine meadows ⓘ
glacial valleys ⓘ
high-altitude rivers and streams ⓘ
snow-covered peaks ⓘ
steep mountain slopes ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designation biosphere reserve core area ⓘ
national park ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine ⓘ
subalpine ⓘ
temperate ⓘ
governingBody Government of India ⓘ
Uttarakhand Forest Department ⓘ
hasConservationValue important refuge for Himalayan endemic species ⓘ
hasHighestPeak Nanda Devi ⓘ
hasLegalProtectionStatus protected under Indian wildlife and environmental laws ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor alpine flower meadows ⓘ
dramatic high-altitude landscapes ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
seasonal wildflower blooms ⓘ
locatedIn Garhwal ⓘ
surface form: Chamoli district

Himalayas ⓘ
surface form: Indian Himalayas

Uttarakhand ⓘ
NandaDeviElevationMetres 7816 ⓘ
partOf Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

western Himalayas ⓘ
surface form: Western Himalaya
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
region northern India ⓘ
surface form: Northern India
threats climate change impacts ⓘ
tourism pressure (in buffer and access areas) ⓘ
tourismType nature tourism ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Natural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (vii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1988 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtensionYear 2005 ⓘ
ValleyOfFlowersApproxElevationRangeMetres 3000–3900 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Garhwal → contains → Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valley of Flowers National Park
Garhwal → contains → Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanda Devi National Park
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks → contains → Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanda Devi National Park
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks → contains → Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valley of Flowers National Park
northern India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
Uttarakhand → nationalPark → Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valley of Flowers National Park
Uttarakhand → nationalPark → Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanda Devi National Park
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks → partOf → Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve