Kanchenjunga Conservation Area

Kanchenjunga Conservation Area is a protected area in the of eastern that was established in 1997. It covers 2,035 km2 in the Taplejung District and comprises two peaks of Kanchenjunga.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: protected area in Nepal
  • Also known as: “Kanchenjunga naturnvernområde”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghunsa.

Hamlet
Photo: Nirmaljoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village of Taplejung, … is situated 6 km south of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area.

Kanchenjunga Conservation Area

Latitude
27.7155° or 27° 42′ 56″ north
Longitude
87.9282° or 87° 55′ 42″ east
Elevation
5,325 metres (17,470 feet)
Open location code
7MV9PW8H+57
Geo­Names ID
10301906
Wiki­data ID
Q11060571
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Kanchenjunga Conservation Area” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কাঞ্চনজঙ্ঘা সংরক্ষণ এলাকা”
  • Bengali: “কাঞ্চনজঙ্ঘা সংরক্ষিত অঞ্চল”
  • 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 naturvernområde”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kantjendjunga naturvernområde”
  • Norwegian: “Kanchenjunga naturvernområde”
  • Spanish: “Área de conservación de Kanchenjunga”
  • Spanish: “Área de conservación Kanchenjunga”
  • Ukrainian: “Заповідник Канченджанга”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tangga (Sarphu) and Lyakep.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nāmphumbā Glacier and Tāṅgā.

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