Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary

Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of Tamil Nadu in created for the protection of blackbuck antelope. Located on an isolated hillock in the eastern ghats section, which is situated near the Vallanadu Village of Srivaikundam Taluk, it is the southernmost place in India where a natural population of blackbuck exists. it is also the southern most hillock of Eastern Ghats.
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  • Protected area
  • …is also known as “Vallanadu Blackbuck WLS”
  • Description: protected wildlife area in India

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Srivaikuntam.

Town
, also referred to as Thiruvaikuntam… is situated 8 km south of Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary.

Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary

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Latitude
8.70054° or 8° 42′ 2″ north
Longitude
77.88937° or 77° 53′ 22″ east
Open location code
6JWVPV2Q+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 671212129
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
Wiki­data ID
Q12988826

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In Other Languages

From French to Tamil—“Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary” goes by many names.
  • French: “sanctuaire faunique de Vallanadu”
  • French: “Sanctuaire faunique de Vallanadu”
  • Malayalam: “വള്ളനാട് വന്യജീവിസങ്കേതം”
  • Tamil: “வல்லநாடு வனஉயிரின உய்விடம்”
  • Tamil: “வல்லநாடு வெளிமான் காப்பகம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include AC&RI, Killikulam playground and Police firing range, vallanadu.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam and Vallanad PHC.

Tamil Nadu: Highlights

Notable places include Chennai and Madurai.

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