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Bhitarkanika National Park Odisha
(Odia: ଭିତରକନିକା ଜାତୀୟ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ)
IUCN category II (national park)
Sunrise at Bhitarkanika National Park
Map showing the location of Bhitarkanika National Park Odisha
Map showing the location of Bhitarkanika National Park Odisha
LocationKendrapara district, Odisha
Nearest cityChandbali
Coordinates20°45′N 87°0′E / 20.750°N 87.000°E / 20.750; 87.000
Area145 km2 (56 sq mi)
Established16 September 1998
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
www.bhitarkanikanationalpark.com

Bhitarkanika National Park is a 145 km2 (56 sq mi) large national park in northeast Kendrapara district in Odisha in eastern India. It was designated on 16 September 1998 and obtained the status of a Ramsar site on 19 August 2002. The area is also been designated as the second Ramsar site of the State after the Chilika Lake. It is surrounded by Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, which spread over 672 km2 (259 sq mi). Gahirmatha Beach and Marine Sanctuary are to the east, separating the swamp region and mangroves from the Bay of Bengal. The national park and wildlife sanctuary is inundated by the rivers Brahmani, Baitarani, Dhamra, and Pathsala. It hosts many mangrove species, and is the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India.

The national park is home to Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Indian python, king cobra, black ibis, darters and many other species of flora and fauna.[1]

  1. ^ "Bhitarkanika National Park, Kendrapara". eOdisha.info. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-12.

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