Nanda Devi National Park - Wikipedia Nanda Devi National Park Nanda Devi National Park IUCN category Ia ( strict nature reserve ) Location Uttarakhand, India Coordinates 30 ° 25 ′ 7 '' N 79 ° 50 ′ 59 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.41861 ° N 79.84972 ° E ﻿ / 30.41861 ; 79.84972 Coordinates : 30 ° 25 ′ 7 '' N 79 ° 50 ′ 59 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.41861 ° N 79.84972 ° E ﻿ / 30.41861 ; 79.84972 Area 630.33 km Established 1982 UNESCO World Heritage Site Official name Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Type Natural Criteria vii, x Designated 1988 ( 12th session ) Reference no. 335 State Party India Region Asia - Pacific Extensions 2005 The Nanda Devi National Park, established in 1982, is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi ( 7816 m ) in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India. The entire park lies at an elevation of more than 3,500 m ( 11,500 ft ) above mean sea level. The National Park was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. The latter was expanded and renamed to Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks in 2005. Within the National Park lies the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, a glacial basin surrounded by a ring of peaks between 6,000 metres ( 19,700 ft ) and 7,500 m ( 24,600 ft ) high, and drained by the Rishi Ganga through the Rishi Ganga Gorge, a steep, almost impassable defile. The National Park is embedded in the 2,236.74 km ( 863.61 sq mi ) sized Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, which, in turn, is encompassed in the 5,148.57 km ( 1,987.87 sq mi ) buffer zone around the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks UNESCO site. Contents 1 History 2 Layout of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary 3 Fauna 4 Flora 5 Named peaks of the park and environs 5.1 Within the sanctuary 5.2 On the sanctuary wall 5.3 Just outside the wall 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History Main article : Shipton -- Tilman Nanda Devi expeditions The first recorded attempt to explore the sanctuary was in 1883 by W.W. Graham, who could proceed only up to Rishi Ganga. Other attempts by explorers in 1870, ( T.G. Longstaff ) 1926, 1927 and 1932 ( Hugh Ruttledge ) did not fetch fruitful results. Eric Shipton and H.W. Tilman entered the inner sanctuary through Rishi Ganga in 1934, thus opening the extensive exploration in the sanctuary. In 1939, the area was declared as a game sanctuary. Layout of the Nanda Devi sanctuary Contour map of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary The Nanda Devi Sanctuary within the National Park can be divided into two parts, Inner and Outer. Together, they are surrounded by the main sanctuary wall, which forms a roughly square outline, with high, continuous ridges on the north, east, and south sides. On the west side, less high but still imposing ridges drop from the north and south toward the Rishi Ganga Gorge, which drains the sanctuary towards the west. The Inner Sanctuary occupies roughly the eastern two - thirds of the total area, and contains Nanda Devi itself and the two major glaciers flanking the peak, the Uttari ( north ) Rishi Glacier and the Dakshini ( south ) Rishi Glacier. These are fed by the smaller Uttari Nanda Devi and Dakshini Nanda Devi Glaciers respectively. This region was already inhabited by the aryanic, Mongolian and Himalayan indigenous peoples as per vedas and natural history but the first recorded entry of the British into the Inner Sanctuary was by Eric Shipton and H.W. Tilman in 1934, via the Rishi Gorge. The Outer Sanctuary occupies the western third of the total sanctuary, and is separated from the Inner Sanctuary by high ridges, through which flows the Rishi Ganga. It is split in two by the Rishi Ganga ; on the north side lies the Ramani Glacier, flowing down from the slopes of Dunagiri and Changabang, and on the south lies the Trisul Glacier, flowing from the peak of the same name. This portion of the sanctuary is accessible to the outside ( though requiring the crossing of a 4,000 m ( 13,000 ft ) pass ). The first serious climbing expedition to pass through the Outer Sanctuary was that of T.G. Longstaff, who climbed Trisul I in 1907 via the eponymous glacier. Fauna Common larger mammals are Himalayan musk deer, mainland serow and Himalayan tahr. Goral are not found within, but in the vicinity of the park. Carnivores are represented by snow leopard, Himalayan black bear and perhaps also brown bear. Langurs are found within the park, whereas rhesus macaque are known to occur in the neighboring areas of the park. In a scientific Expedition in 1993, a total of 114 bird species was recognized. Flora Nanda Devi National Park is home to a wide variety of flora. Some 312 floral species that include 17 rare species have been found here. Fir, birch, rhododendron, and juniper are the main flora. Vegetation is scarce In the inner sanctuary due to the dryness of the conditions. One will not find vegetation near Nanda Devi Glacier. Ramani, alpine, prone mosses and lichens are other notable floral species found in Nanda Devi National Park. Named peaks of the Park and environs Within the sanctuary Nanda Devi peak Apart from Nanda Devi, the following peaks lie on ridges dividing the Inner and Outer Sanctuary areas. Nanda Devi : 7,816 m ( 25,643 ft ) Devistan I, II : 6,678 metres ( 21,909 ft ), 6,529 m ( 21,421 ft ) Rishi Kot : 6,236 m ( 20,459 ft ) On the sanctuary wall These peaks are listed in clockwise order, starting from just north of the Rishi Gorge. Some of them are relatively minor summits and have small topographic prominence, while others are independent peaks. Hanuman : 6,075 m ( 19,931 ft ) Dunagiri : 7,066 m ( 23,182 ft ) Changabang : 6,864 m ( 22,520 ft ) Kalanka : 6,931 m ( 22,740 ft ) Rishi Pahar : 6,992 m ( 22,940 ft ) Mangraon : 6,568 m ( 21,549 ft ) Deo Damla : 6,620 m ( 21,719 ft ) Bamchu : 6,303 m ( 20,679 ft ) Sakram : 6,254 m ( 20,518 ft ) Latu Dhura : 6,392 m ( 20,971 ft ) Sunanda Devi : 7,434 m ( 24,390 ft ) Nanda Khat : 6,611 m ( 21,690 ft ) Panwali Doar ( or `` Panwali Dwar '' ) : 6,663 m ( 21,860 ft ) Maiktoli : 6,803 m ( 22,320 ft ) Devtoli : 6,788 m ( 22,270 ft ) Mrigthuni : 6,855 m ( 22,490 ft ) Trisul I, II, III : 7,120 metres ( 23,360 ft ), 6,690 metres ( 21,949 ft ), 6,008 m ( 19,711 ft ) Bethartoli Himal : 6,352 m ( 20,840 ft ) Just outside the wall The following are the most notable peaks which are adjacent to the wall ; they are all connected to the wall by high passes. They lie just outside the boundaries of the park. Hardeol : 7,151 m ( 23,461 ft ) ( northeast corner ) Trishuli : 7,074 m ( 23,209 ft ) ( just beyond Hardeol ) Nanda Kot : 6,861 m ( 22,510 ft ) ( southeast corner ) Nanda Ghunti : 6,309 m ( 20,699 ft ) ( southwest corner ) See also Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education References ^ Jump up to : Official UNESCO site Jump up ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre Jump up ^ Kala, Chandra Prakash 2005. The Valley of Flowers : A Newly Declared World Heritage Site. Current Science, 89 ( 6 ) : 919 - 920. ^ Jump up to : Garhwal - Himalaya - Ost, 1 : 150,000 scale topographic map, prepared in 1992 by Ernst Huber for the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, based on maps of the Survey of India. It is in the extreme northern part if india on the countries border with China. it takes up a great deal of mountain space in Uttarakhand. ^ Jump up to : H.W. Tilman, The Ascent of Nanda Devi, Cambridge University Press, 1937. 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Question: when was nanda devi national park added to the unesco list of world heritage
Answer: 1988