Khangchendzonga National Park
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi), (vii), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
Year to be confirmed
Area
178,400 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Khangchendzonga National Park is about 45 km north-west of Gangtok. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mountain Railways of India, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gangtok · about 78,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Siliguri · about 516,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Thimphu · about 99,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Biratnagar · about 182,000 peopleabout 170 km south-west
- Alipur Duar · about 127,000 peopleabout 180 km south-east
- Xigaze · about 80,000 peopleabout 190 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural68 km away
NepalNatural161 km away
IndiaNatural280 km away
NepalCultural296 km away
BangladeshCultural299 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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