Bombay Shola (Kodaikanal)
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Bombay Shola is a 25-hectare patch of woods set amidst the growing chaos and development of the surrounding municipality. It was named in 1852 by a Major Partridge of the Bombay Army, who camped on its eastern edge near what is now Bryant Park. It was designated a reserve forest before Independence, but there has been pressure on its resources and space. In a 2004 publication from the Bombay Natural History Society and Birdlife International, Bombay Shola is listed as an Important Bird Area that is worthy of protection for its avifauna and habitat. Efforts are now under way to protect Bombay Shola. "A Fragile Heritage": www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20091106262206400.htm
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Coordinates: 10°13'43"N 77°29'1"E
- Pambar Shola 0.7 km
- Bhavan's Gandhi Vidyashram 1.6 km
- Kodaikanal Solar Observatory 2.1 km
- Munnar Trekking Path 5.1 km
- Green Valley By Kodai Housing Soceiety 5.6 km
- MISTY MOUNTAINS 8.2 km
- சோத்துப்பாறை, சின்னையன்பாளையம், மணக்காடு, கருங்கல், கோவில்காடு, குருத்தடி, செலும்பு, புதுக்குளம், அழகுப்பாறை, , சலுப்பக்குளம், உப்புக்காடு, சரக்காடு, தொண்டகுத்தி, வாலாட்டி 9 km
- Gundupatty 13 km
- Vellari Malai 2326m (7631ft) 16 km
- 2360 Pass Peak 16 km
- Kodaikanal Golf Links 2 km
- Palani Hills & Kodaikanal -Tamilnadu 4.8 km
- 2502m Vembadi Peak 8.8 km
- Upper Palani Shola Reserve Forest 11 km
- Mannavannur Sheep Research Farm 14 km
- Vellari Malai 2326m (7631ft) 15 km
- Allinagaram Reserved Forest 21 km
- Kallar Reserve Forest 21 km
- Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary & National Park 47 km
- Idukki District 63 km