🌲 Desert National Park

India · Asia · National Park · 26.32°N, 70.52°E

Desert National Park is a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the towns of Jaisalmer and Barmer. It is one of the largest national parks, covering an area of 3,162 km2 (1,221 sq mi) in the Thar Desert. Sand dunes form around 44% of the park. The major landform consists of craggy rocks and compact salt lake bottoms, intermediate areas and fixed dunes. It was gazetted in 1980.

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Quick facts

Country	India
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	26.32°N, 70.52°E · view on map

Desert National Park is a national park in India, in Asia. The details of why Desert National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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