Khangchendzonga National Park is a protected area in the Indian state of Sikkim, centered on Kangchenjunga, the third-highest mountain in the world. The park includes high peaks, glaciers such as the Zemu Glacier, alpine lakes and forests at lower altitudes, and shelters a range of wildlife, among them the snow leopard, red panda, Himalayan tahr and blue sheep. The mountain is sacred to the people of Sikkim, who believe that deities live in it, and the park is of cultural as well as natural importance. In 2016 it became India's first mixed World Heritage Site, recognized for both its natural and cultural values.
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- 1977Origins of Chicago Marathon
- 1977Free as a Bird
- 1977Voyager program
- 1977Invention of AWK
- 1977Establishment of Khangchendzonga National Park
- 1977Creation of Berkeley Software Distribution
- 1977Founding of International Fund for Agricultural Development
- 1977Rise of Charter 77
- 1977Rise of no wave
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