Nanda devi: The Nanda Devi National Park or Nanda

The Nanda Devi National Park or Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, established in 1982 is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi (7816 m) in Chamoli Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, in northern India. The entire park lies at an elevation of more than 3,500 m (11,500 ft) above mean sea level. The national park was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. [1] It was later expanded and renamed as Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks in 2005. Within the park lies ... The Complete Guide To Nanda Devi National Park Trek - A revolving door of imagery The Nanda Devi National Park trek can be best described as a revolving door of imagery. This glacial basin is tucked away towards the northeast corner of Uttarakhand and its rich biodiversity has been well-registered over the past century. In 1988, the Nanda Devi Sanctuary was classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and rightly so. The beauty of the terrain is punctuated with the heavenly presence of ... Nanda Devi National Park Uttarakhand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its diverse flora, rare wildlife & stunning Himalayan landscape. Overview Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2-kilometre-long (1.2 mi) high ridge, oriented east-west. The western summit is higher, and the eastern summit, called Nanda Devi East, (locally known as Sunanda Devi ) is the lower one. The interior of this almost insurmountable ring is known as the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, and is protected as the Nanda Devi National Park. Nanda Devi East lies on the eastern edge of the ring (and of the Park), at the border of Chamoli, Pithoragarh and ...