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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands form an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal with rich marine, forest and cultural diversity.
Aravalli Range
The Aravalli Range is an ancient mountain system of western India shaping the landscapes, water systems and settlements of Rajasthan and adjoining areas.
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a great trans-Himalayan river whose broad valley and floodplains are central to the ecology, agriculture and cultural life of Assam and the North East.
Chilika Lake
Chilika Lake in Odisha is a vast brackish-water lagoon supporting fisheries, migratory birds, wetlands and coastal communities.
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a vast peninsular highland that has shaped India’s geology, river systems, agriculture, kingdoms, languages and regional cultures.
Eastern Ghats
The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous chain of hills along India's eastern side, intersected by major rivers and supporting diverse cultural and ecological regions.
Ganga
The Ganga is one of India’s most important river systems, sustaining extensive settlements, agriculture, pilgrimage and cultural traditions across northern India.
Gir National Park
Gir in Gujarat is the principal natural habitat of the Asiatic lion and an important dry-forest and community conservation landscape.
Godavari River
The Godavari is one of peninsular India's great river systems, flowing east across the Deccan and supporting agriculture, settlements and sacred geographies.
Himalayas
The Himalayas form India’s great northern mountain system, shaping climate, river systems, biodiversity, pilgrimage, settlement and cultural imagination.
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean has profoundly shaped India’s maritime history, climate, trade, coastal cultures and connections with Africa, West Asia and Southeast Asia.
Jim Corbett National Park
Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is a historic protected area of forests, grasslands and river habitats in the Himalayan foothills.
Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga is a great Himalayan mountain on India's eastern frontier, deeply significant to the landscapes and cultural traditions of Sikkim.
Kaveri River
The Kaveri is a major southern Indian river associated with fertile plains, historic settlements, temples and long-standing water-management traditions.
Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga in Assam is one of India’s best-known protected landscapes, celebrated for grasslands, wetlands and major populations of the greater one-horned rhinoceros.
Krishna River
The Krishna is a major peninsular river flowing east across the Deccan and sustaining extensive agricultural, urban and cultural landscapes.
Lakshadweep Islands
Lakshadweep is an Indian island group in the Arabian Sea known for coral atolls, lagoons, marine biodiversity and close-knit island communities.
Loktak Lake
Loktak Lake in Manipur is known for floating phumdi vegetation, fisheries and the distinctive wetland landscape that includes Keibul Lamjao National Park.
Mahanadi River
The Mahanadi is a major east-flowing river of central and eastern India, supporting agriculture, wetlands and a broad delta on the Bay of Bengal.
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi is a prominent Himalayan mountain and the centre of a high-altitude landscape of exceptional ecological and cultural importance.
Narmada River
The Narmada flows west across central India through a major rift valley, supporting distinctive landscapes, settlements and pilgrimage traditions.
Nilgiri Hills
The Nilgiri Hills form a highland junction of the Western and Eastern Ghats, known for montane forests, grasslands, plantations and diverse communities.
Periyar National Park
Periyar in Kerala protects forest, lake and wildlife habitats in the Western Ghats and forms an important landscape for biodiversity conservation.
Rann of Kutch
The Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt-marsh landscape in Gujarat, known for dramatic horizons, desert ecology, crafts and distinctive cultural life.