Back কাঞ্চনজঙ্ঘা সংরক্ষণ এলাকা Bengali/Bangla कञ्चनजंघा संरक्षण क्षेत्र DTY Área de conservación Kanchenjunga Spanish Aire de conservation de Kanchenjunga French കാഞ്ചൻജംഗ സംരക്ഷിത പ്രദേശം Malayalam कञ्चनजङ्घा संरक्षण क्षेत्र Nepali Kantjendjunga naturvernområde NN Kanchenjunga naturvernområde NB 干城章嘉峰保護區 Chinese
| Kanchenjunga Conservation Area | |
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| Nepali: कञ्चनजङ्घा संरक्षण क्षेत्र | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
 On route to the Pathibhara Devi Temple | |
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| Location | Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°42′56″N 87°55′42″E / 27.7155°N 87.9282°E |
| Area | 2,035 km2 (786 sq mi) |
| Established | 1997 |
| Governing body | Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation |
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that was established in 1997. It covers 2,035 km2 (786 sq mi) in the Taplejung District and comprises two peaks of Kanchenjunga. In the north it adjoins the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in Tibet, and in the east the Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim.[1] To the west it borders the Sankhuwasabha District. It ranges in elevation from 1,200 to 8,586 m (3,937 to 28,169 ft). It is part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape, which is being developed by WWF Nepal in partnership with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.[2]
- ^ Bhuju, U. R.; Shakya, P. R.; Basnet, T. B. & Shrestha, S. (2007). Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites. Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5.
- ^ Aryal, K. P.; Kerkhoff, E. E.; Maskey, N.; Sherchan, R. (2010). Shifting Cultivation in the Sacred Himalayan Landscape. A Case Study in the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area (PDF). Kathmandu: WWF Nepal.