🌲 Hemis National Park

India · Asia · National Park · 33.98°N, 77.43°E

Hemis National Park, a high-elevation national park near Hemis in the Leh district of Ladakh in India, is located 50 km (31 mi) from Leh town, the capitals of Ladakh. Globally famous for its endangered snow leopards, it has the highest density of them in any protected area in the world. The park is also home to a number of other endangered mammal species.

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Quick facts

Country	India
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	33.98°N, 77.43°E · view on map

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

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