Kanchendzonga Biosphere Reserve

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kanchendzonga_Biosphere_Reserve
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:area 2,619.92 square kilometers
gptkbp:bufferZone 835.92 square kilometers
gptkbp:contains lakes
glaciers
rivers
sacred sites
gptkbp:core_area 1,784 square kilometers
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:culturalSignificance sacred to Sikkimese people
gptkbp:ecosystem Eastern Himalayan ecosystem
gptkbp:elevation 1,220 m to 8,586 m
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Bhutia
gptkb:Lepcha
Nepali
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:deer
gptkb:musk_deer
gptkb:Himalayan_black_bear
gptkb:blood_pheasant
gptkb:Himalayan_tahr
snow leopard
satyr tragopan
gptkbp:flora alpine meadows
temperate broadleaf forests
gptkbp:governingBody Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim
gptkbp:highestPoint Kangchenjunga (8,586 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kanchendzonga Biosphere Reserve
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Khangchendzonga_National_Park
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sikkim
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kangchenjunga
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Gangtok
gptkbp:notableFlora gptkb:Azalea
gptkb:bamboo
wood
orchids
fir
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:lion
gptkb:serow
gptkb:goral
gptkb:clouded_leopard
gptkb:Himalayan_blue_sheep
Himalayan monal
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:IUCN_Category_II
gptkbp:recognized_under gptkb:Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme
gptkbp:touristAttraction bird watching
mountaineering
trekking
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2018
Yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_East_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6