Campbell Bay National Park UPSC

  • Campbell Bay National Park is located on the Great Nicobar Island in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
  • It is situated in the eastern Indian Ocean, between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
  • The national park is named after the nearby Campbell Bay.
  • In 1992, Campbell Bay National Park was established.
  • In 2013, The area encompassing Campbell Bay National Park was designated as part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.
  • Area: Park covers an area of approximately 426 square kilometers (164 square miles).
  • Tribe: It is inhabited by indigenous communities, including the Shompen tribe.
  • Flora: Moist Broadleaf Forests (Dillenia andamanica, Hopea parviflora, Palaquium formosanum, and Calophyllum inophyllum), Canopy Trees (Ceylon ironwood, Indian almond, and Gurjan), Mangroves (Rhizophora mucronata, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, and Sonneratia alba), Orchids (bravura, Coelogyne nitida and Eria nicobarica), Epiphytes etc.
  • Fauna: Crab-eating Macaque, Nicobar Tree Shrews, Andaman Wild Pig, Palm Civet, Nicobar Megapode, Nicobar Pigeon, Nicobar Serpent Eagle, Reticulated Pythons, Sal Water Crocodiles, Hawksbill Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle, Leatherback Turtle, Malayan Box Turtle, Giant Leatherback Turtle etc.
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