The Kanchenjunga Conservation Area is a protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 in the Himalayas

Himalayas

The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...

 of eastern Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. Established in 1997 it covers 2035 km² (785.7 sq mi) in the Taplejung District

Taplejung District

Taplejung District of 134,698.The name Taplejung is derived from the words "Taple" and "Jung". Taple was the medieval Limbu King who used to rule the area and "Jung" in Limbu language means Fort. Literally, Taplejung means Fort of King Taple....

. In the north it adjoins the Qomolangma Feng National Nature Reserve in Tibet

Tibet

Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...

, and in the east the Kanchanjunga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim

Sikkim

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...

. The landscape of the area comprises cultivated lands, forests, pastures, rivers, high latitude lakes, glaciers and two peaks of Kanchenjunga.

External links

• Information of Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Nepal