🌲 Mukurthi National Park

India · Asia · National Park · 11.27°N, 76.47°E

Mukurthi National Park is a 78.46 km2 (30.29 sq mi) national park in the western Nilgiris mountains of Tamil Nadu in South India. It was created to protect its keystone species, the Nilgiri tahr. It is part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India's first International Biosphere Reserve. As part of the Western Ghats, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1 July 2012. It is characterised by montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas, high rainfall, near-freezing temperatures and strong winds. It harbours Bengal tiger and Asian elephant.

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Quick facts

Country	India
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	11.27°N, 76.47°E · view on map

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

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