Sagarmatha National Park

Coordinates: 27°56′N 86°44′E / 27.933°N 86.733°E / 27.933; 86.733
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Sagarmatha National Park
Namche, Khumjung
Coordinates27°56′N 86°44′E / 27.933°N 86.733°E / 27.933; 86.733
Area1,148 km2 (443 sq mi)
Established19 July 1976
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
Websitesagarmathanationalpark.gov.np
Map
CriteriaNatural: vii
Reference120
Inscription1979 (3rd Session)

Sagarmāthā National Park is a

Dudh Kosi river.[1] It is part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape.[2]

History

Entrance gate of the Sagarmatha National Park

Sagarmatha National Park was established on July 19, 1976.

alternative energy.[4] Tourism in the area began in the early 1960s. In 2003, about 19,000 tourists arrived. As of 2005, about 3,500 Sherpa people lived in villages and seasonal settlements situated along the main tourist trails.[5]

Landscape

Sagarmatha National Park contains the upper

subalpine above 3,000 m (9,800 ft) to alpine above 4,000 m (13,000 ft), which is the upper limit of vegetation growth. The nival zone begins at 5,000 m (16,000 ft).[1]

Wildlife

Flowers at an elevation of 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

Flora

The forests in the subalpine belt consist of

Himalayan birch and rhododendron. Juniper and rhododendron prevail at elevations of 4,000–5,000 m (13,000–16,000 ft). Mosses and lichens grow above 5,000 m (16,000 ft).[6] More than 1,000 floral species were recorded in the national park.[1]

Fauna

Snowcock in the national park

Sagarmatha National Park hosts 208 bird species including

Himalayan thar, Himalayan serow and musk deer. The snow leopard inhabits elevations above 3,500 m (11,500 ft), and the Indian leopard roams forests in lower elevations.[8]

References

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  3. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Sagarmatha National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  4. ^ Heinen, J. T. & Mehta, J. N. (2000). "Emerging Issues in Legal and Procedural Aspects of Buffer Zone Management with Case Studies from Nepal". Journal of Environment and Development. 9 (1): 45–67.
  5. ^ Byers, A. (2005). "Contemporary human impacts on Alpine ecosystems in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Khumbu, Nepal". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 95 (1): 112–140.
  6. ^ Buffa, G.; Ferrari, C. & Lovari, S. (1998). "The upper subalpine vegetation of Sagarmatha National Park (Khumbu Himal area, Nepal) and its relationship with Himalayan tahr, musk deer and domestic yak. An outline". In Baudo, R.; Tartari, G. & Munawar, M. (eds.). Top of the World environmental research: Mount Everest–Himalayan ecosystem. Leiden, the Netherlands: Backhuys Publishers. pp. 167–175.
  7. ^ "Sagarmatha National Park". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00285.x
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