Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary & Hill

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The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam. It is under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since March 10, 1970. Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram. It was named after the local hillock Kambalakonda. It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows and covers an area of 70.70 square kilometers. The indicator species is the Indian Leopard.
forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20KAMBALAKONDA.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kambalakonda_Wildlife_Sanctuary
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Coordinates:   17°49'31"N   83°18'29"E

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  • one of the best ecological forest.this forest give knowledge about environmental balance,and pleasant life to visakha city people.
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