Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that was established in 1997. It covers 2,035 km2 in the Taplejung District and comprises two peaks of Kanchenjunga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghunsa.
Ghunsa
Hamlet
Photo: Nirmaljoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ghunsa is a village of Taplejung, Nepal at elevation of 3,475 m and is a major check point for Mt. Kangchenjunga. This village came into attention after the helicopter accident that killed 24 passengers including most prominent figures in conservation work. Ghunsa is situated 6 km south of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area.
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Nepal
- Category: protected area
- Location: Phaktanglung, Taplejung, Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Kanchenjunga Conservation Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Kanchenjunga Conservation Area” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কাঞ্চনজঙ্ঘা সংরক্ষণ এলাকা”
- Catalan: “àrea de conservació del Kanchenjunga”
- Chinese: “干城章嘉峰保護區”
- Cornish: “Ranndir gwitha Kanchenjunga”
- Dotyali: “कञ्चनजंघा संरक्षण क्षेत्र”
- French: “aire de conservation de Kanchenjunga”
- French: “Aire de conservation de Kanchenjunga”
- German: “Kangchendzönga-Schutzgebiet”
- Indonesian: “Kawasan Konservasi Kanchenjunga”
- Japanese: “カンチェンジュンガ保全地域”
- Malayalam: “കാഞ്ചൻജംഗ സംരക്ഷിത പ്രദേശം”
- Nepali: “कञ्चनजङ्घा संरक्षण क्षेत्र”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kanchenjunga naturnvernområde”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kanchenjunga naturvernområde”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kantjendjunga naturvernområde”
- Norwegian: “Kanchenjunga naturvernområde”
- Spanish: “Área de conservación de Kanchenjunga”
- Spanish: “Área de conservación Kanchenjunga”
- Ukrainian: “Заповідник Канченджанга”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kanchenjunga Conservation Area”. Photo: Ej.horstman, Public domain.