Khangchendzonga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2016
1 739 km²
District · IND
South Sikkim
India
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(45 %)
Area
731,7km²
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°
15,1°C
Annual rain
4 135mm
Warmest m°
22,1°C
Coldest m°
4,7°C
Elevation: 1 761 m on average (min 361 m, max 5 247 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,1°C
Annual rain
4 135mm
Warmest month
22,1°C
Coldest month
4,7°C
Mean alt.
1 761m
Min
361m
Max
5 247m
Std. dev.
991m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(45 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
42,8g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
35,4%
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
5,5
Org. C
62,8g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
35,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
41,1g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
35,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
34,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest79.3%
Crops1.6%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)16.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
60,4%
Pesticides
1,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN