National Park · India
Desert National Park
Desert National Park is a national park in India, covering 781,346 acres (316,200 ha).
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | India |
| Area | 781,346 acres (316,200 ha) |
| Coordinates | 26.3167° N, 70.5167° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Desert National Park
Desert National Park is a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the towns of Jaisalmer and Barmer. It is one of the largest national parks, covering an area of 3,162 km2 (1,221 sq mi) in the Thar Desert. Sand dunes form around 44% of the park. The major landform consists of craggy rocks and compact salt lake bottoms, intermediate areas and fixed dunes. It was gazetted in 1980. Despite a fragile ecosystem, it harbours an abundance of birdlife, both migratory and resident birds, including short-toed eagle, tawny eagle, spotted eagle, laggar falcon, kestrel, sand grouse and great Indian bustard.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) · India · 45.0 miles away
- Shaheed Benazirabad Airport (WNS) · Nawabashah, Pakistan · 131.9 miles away
- Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK) · Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan · 143.6 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Desert National Park?
Desert National Park is in India (26.3167° N, 70.5167° E).
How big is Desert National Park?
Desert National Park covers 781,346 acres (316,200 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3058213 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).