Gangotri National Park

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Gangotri National Park Gangotri NP Gangotri NP (India)
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location:	Uttarakhand, India
Nearest city:	Uttarkashi
Coordinates:	30°98′0″N, 78°93′0″E
Area:	4022 km²
Established:	[[]]
Governing body:	Forest Department of Uttarakhand government

Gangotri National Park is a national park located in Uttarakhand, India. The size of this national park is about 1,553 square miles. The park provides majestic beauty of coniferous forests and grandeur of glacial world combined with lush green meadows.

[edit] Flora

The forests of the park are Himalayan moist temperate type. Vegetation consist of chirpine deodar, fir, spruce, oak and rhododendrons.

[edit] Fauna

This park is home to the snow leopard, ibex, thar, Himalayan barbet, tiger, thar, serow, pheasants, partridges, doves, pigeons, parakeet, bulbul et cetera.

[edit] Tourism

In the months from April to October, tourism in the national park is at its peak. The head of railways and airport is Dehradun. The nearest railway is 210 kilometres while nearest airport is 220 kilometres from the national park. Also Harsil is the nearest town (30 Kms).

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