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Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

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Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

The Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers National Parks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Uttarakhand, India. It possesses of two core areas about 20 km apart, made up by the Nanda Devi National Park and the Valley of Flowers National Park, plus an encompassing Combined Buffer Zone. In 19

88, the site was inscribed as Nanda Devi National Park (India). In 2005, it was expanded to encompass the Valley of Flowers National Park and a larger buffer zone and it was renamed to Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks. The areas of the site are 630.33 km2 (243.37 sq mi) - Nanda Devi National Park core area 87.50 km2 (33.78 sq mi) - Valley of Flowers National Park core area 5,148.57 km2 (1,987.87 sq mi) - Buffer zone

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