Forest cover : 46% (2003)
Mammals : 150
Butterflies : 690
Flowering plants : 4500
Medicinal plants : 424
Tree Ferns : 8
Oaks : 11
Conifers : 16
Birds : 552
Fish : 48
Ferns & Fern allies : 362
Primulas : 60
Orchids : 556
Bamboos : 23
Mountains & Peaks : 28
Lakes & Wetlands : 227
Glaciers : 21
Rivers & Streams : 104
Monday, August 27, 2007
FLORA &FAUNA OF SIKKM
Forest cover : 46% (2003)
Mammals : 150
Butterflies : 690
Flowering plants : 4500
Medicinal plants : 424
Tree Ferns : 8
Oaks : 11
Conifers : 16
Birds : 552
Fish : 48
Ferns & Fern allies : 362
Primulas : 60
Orchids : 556
Bamboos : 23
Mountains & Peaks : 28
Lakes & Wetlands : 227
Glaciers : 21
Rivers & Streams : 104
Mammals : 150
Butterflies : 690
Flowering plants : 4500
Medicinal plants : 424
Tree Ferns : 8
Oaks : 11
Conifers : 16
Birds : 552
Fish : 48
Ferns & Fern allies : 362
Primulas : 60
Orchids : 556
Bamboos : 23
Mountains & Peaks : 28
Lakes & Wetlands : 227
Glaciers : 21
Rivers & Streams : 104
SIKKIM
SIKKIM( Ultimate Eco- tourism Destination)
Sikkim offers the magical feel of a Himalayan fairytale land. It is an amazing place of hidden valleys,snow-fed lakes and a mountain setting covered with flowers,forest and mystical monasteries. It is pristine, tranquil and peaceful. This small and beautiful State of India in the Eastern Himalayas is home to the three major ethnic communities- Lepchas,Bhutias and Nepalies providing a colourful composite of cultures.
Mt Kanchendzonga, the third highest peak in the world at 8598 metres, dominates the thoughtscape and landscape of Sikkim. It is revered as Sikkim's guardian deity. Some of other peaks, all situated 22,000ft above sea level are, Mt.Kabru,Mt.Talung, Mt.Sinolchu, Mt.Pandim, Mt.Rathong and Mt.Paunhari. Sikkim shares borders with Nepal, Bhutan and China.
Sikkim is one of the 26 bio-diversity "hot spots" in the world, a veritable treasure house of some of the world's most beautiful streams, lakes and waterfalls. The State has rich flora and fauna despite having only 0.22% land of the country.
Altitude in the State ranges from almost sea level of 253 metres in South Sikkim to 8598 metres, the peak of Mt.Kanchendzonga, the third highest peak in the world and highest in India. As result,climate of Sikkim also ranges from Tropical to Alpine.
Sikkim offers the magical feel of a Himalayan fairytale land. It is an amazing place of hidden valleys,snow-fed lakes and a mountain setting covered with flowers,forest and mystical monasteries. It is pristine, tranquil and peaceful. This small and beautiful State of India in the Eastern Himalayas is home to the three major ethnic communities- Lepchas,Bhutias and Nepalies providing a colourful composite of cultures.
Mt Kanchendzonga, the third highest peak in the world at 8598 metres, dominates the thoughtscape and landscape of Sikkim. It is revered as Sikkim's guardian deity. Some of other peaks, all situated 22,000ft above sea level are, Mt.Kabru,Mt.Talung, Mt.Sinolchu, Mt.Pandim, Mt.Rathong and Mt.Paunhari. Sikkim shares borders with Nepal, Bhutan and China.
Sikkim is one of the 26 bio-diversity "hot spots" in the world, a veritable treasure house of some of the world's most beautiful streams, lakes and waterfalls. The State has rich flora and fauna despite having only 0.22% land of the country.
Altitude in the State ranges from almost sea level of 253 metres in South Sikkim to 8598 metres, the peak of Mt.Kanchendzonga, the third highest peak in the world and highest in India. As result,climate of Sikkim also ranges from Tropical to Alpine.
Flash floods in the himalayas!
LACHEN CHU FLOODS,Two bridges washed away by torrent at Zema Village.
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