Kanchanjunga
IUCN VIConservation Area · 1998
2 037 km²
District · IND
North Sikkim
India
ETPolar, tundra(65 %)
Area
4 241,5km²
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°
1,0°C
Annual rain
2 881mm
Warmest m°
10,3°C
Coldest m°
-10,1°C
Elevation: 4 242 m on average (min 783 m, max 7 687 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
1,0°C
Annual rain
2 881mm
Warmest month
10,3°C
Coldest month
-10,1°C
Mean alt.
4 242m
Min
783m
Max
7 687m
Std. dev.
1 253m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(65 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
44,1g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
50,6%
Silt
31,7%
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
6,4
Org. C
60,1g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
50,7%
Silt
31,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
44,5g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
50,4%
Silt
31,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
50,9%
Silt
31,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.9%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil25.3%
Other (grassland, water…)46.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
3,1%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 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