Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Glimpse of Nanda Devi amidst the clouds from Valley of Flowers
Location	Uttarakhand, India
Includes	Nanda Devi National Park Valley of Flowers National Park
Criteria	Natural: (vii), (x)
Reference	335bis
Inscription	1988 (12th Session)
Extensions	2005
Area	71,783 ha (277.16 sq mi)
Buffer zone	514,286 ha (1,985.67 sq mi)
Coordinates	30°43′N 79°40′E / 30.717°N 79.667°E / 30.717; 79.667Coordinates: 30°43′N 79°40′E / 30.717°N 79.667°E / 30.717; 79.667
Location of Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks in India

The Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers National Parks is an UNESCO World Heritage Site in Uttarakhand, India.^[1] 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 1988 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)^[1] - Buffer zone

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