Kanchanjunga
IUCN VIConservation Area · 1998
2 037 km²
Administrative Zone · NPL
Mechi
Nepal
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(43 %)
Area
8 168,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
12,7°C
Annual rain
2 942mm
Warmest m°
20,9°C
Coldest m°
-0,4°C
Elevation: 2 160 m on average (min 61 m, max 7 918 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,7°C
Annual rain
2 942mm
Warmest month
20,9°C
Coldest month
-0,4°C
Mean alt.
2 160m
Min
61m
Max
7 918m
Std. dev.
1 828m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(43 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
34,3g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
41,1%
Silt
35,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
48,0g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
35,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
33,5g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
41,1%
Silt
35,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
41,0%
Silt
35,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest48.2%
Crops14.8%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil6.6%
Other (grassland, water…)29.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
74,2%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Khangchendzonga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2016
1 739 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN