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7. Natural World Heritage Sites


World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance.


S.No.

Name of WH Site

State Location

1

Kaziranga National Park

Assam

2

Keoladeo Ghana


National Park

Rajasthan

3

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

Assam

4

Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers

Uttarakhand

5

Sunderbans National Park

West Bengal

6

Western Ghats

Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

7

Great Himalayan National Park

Himachal Pradesh

9. Mangrove sites in India


State/Union Territories

Mangrove areas

West Bengal

1.

Sunderbans

Orissa

2.

Bhaitarkanika


3.

Mahanadi


4.

Subernarekha


5.

Devi-Kauda


6.

Dhamra


7.

Mangrove Genetic Resources Centre


8.

Chilka

Andhra Pradesh

9.

Coringa


10.

East Godavari


11.

Krishna

Tamil Nadu

12.

Pichavaram


13.

Muthupet


14.

Ramnad

State/Union Territories

Mangrove areas



15.

Pulicat


16.

Kaznuveli

Andaman & Nicobar

17.

North Andamans


18.

Nicobar

Kerala

19.

Vembanad


20.

Kannur (Northern Kerala)

Karnataka

21.

Coondapur


22.

Dakshin Kannada/ Hannavar


23.

Karwar


24.

Manglore Forest Division

Goa

25.

Goa

Maharashtra

26.

Achra-Ratnagiri


27.

Devgarh-Vijay Durg