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Silent
Valley
National
Park
is
a
national
park
in
Kerala,
India.
It
is
located
in
the
Nilgiri
hills,
has
a
core
area
of
89.52
km2
(34.56
sq
mi),
which
is
surrounded
by
a
buffer
zone
of
148
km2
(57
sq
mi).
This
national
park
has
some
rare
species
of
flora
and
fauna.
This
area
was
explored
in
1847
by
the
botanist
Robert
Wight.
It
is
located
in
the
border
of
Mannarkkad
Taluk
of
Palakkad
district,
Nilambur
Taluk
of
Malappuram
district,
Kerala,
and
Nilgiris
district
of
Tamil
Nadu.
It
is
located
in
the
rich
biodiversity
of
Nilgiri
Biosphere
Reserve.
Karimpuzha
Wildlife
Sanctuary,
New
Amarambalam
Reserved
Forest,
and
Nedumkayam
Rainforest
in
Nilambur
Taluk
of
Malappuram
district,
Attappadi
Reserved
Forest
in
Mannarkkad
Taluk
of
Palakkad
district,
and
Mukurthi
National
Park
of
Nilgiris
district,
are
located
around
Silent
Valley
National
Park.
Mukurthi
peak,
the
fifth-highest
peak
in
South
India,
and
Anginda
peak
are
also
located
in
its
vicinity.
Bhavani
River,
a
tributary
of
Kaveri
River,
and
Kunthipuzha
River,
a
tributary
of
Bharathappuzha
river,
originate
in
the
vicinity
of
Silent
Valley.
The
Kadalundi
River
has
also
its
origin
in
Silent
Valley.
The
national
park
is
one
of
the
last
undisturbed
tracts
of
South
Western
Ghats
mountain
rain
forests
and
tropical
moist
evergreen
forest
in
India.
Contiguous
with
the
proposed
Karimpuzha
National
Park
(225
km2
(87
sq
mi))
to
the
north
and
Mukurthi
National
Park
(78.46
km2)
to
the
north-east,
it
is
the
core
of
the
Nilgiri
Biosphere
Reserve
(1,455.4
km2),
and
is
part
of
the
Nilgiri
Sub-Cluster
(6,000+
km2),
Western
Ghats
World
Heritage
Site,
recognised
by
UNESCO
in
2007.
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