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  2. Flight of Butterflies - Wikipedia

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    The exhibit programming debuted in April 2024 and is set to run through September 2025. [1] [2] Organized by the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in collaboration with The Magnificent Mile Association and Special Service Area 76, the exhibit features 29 large butterfly sculptures designed by local artists and community groups. The six-foot-tall ...

  3. Khangchendzonga National Park - Wikipedia

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    Khangchendzonga National Park covers an area of 849.50 km 2 (327.99 sq mi) in Mangan district and Gyalshing district at an elevation of 1,829 m (6,001 ft) to over 8,550 m (28,050 ft). It is one of the few high-altitude national parks of India and was designated a mixed-criteria UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2016. [2]

  4. Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve located in Ravangla, near Namchi City in the Namchi district of the Indian state of Sikkim covering an area of around 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi). The literal meaning of maenam-la is "treasure-house of medicines", and the flora of the sanctuary is rich in a number of plants of medicinal value .

  5. Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    (September 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary lies at an elevation of 1,760–4,390 m (5,770–14,400 ft). [ 4 ] Pangolakha range in the east separates Sikkim from its eastern neighboring country Bhutan , whereas it is linked through forest patches to the south with Neora Valley National Park in West ...

  6. Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary (Devanagari: फाम्बोन्ग ल्हो) is a 51 km 2 (20 sq mi) large wildlife sanctuary in Gangtok district of the state of Sikkim in India. It is contiguous with Khangchendzonga National Park and located around 30 km (19 mi) west of Gangtok.

  7. Protected and restricted areas of India - Wikipedia

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    As of 2009, RAP are required for visits to parts of the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands [2] and parts of the state of Sikkim. Unlike PAP, RAP are generally available for individual travellers and can be issued by overseas embassies or even, in some cases such as Port Blair 's Veer Savarkar International Airport , on the spot.

  8. William W. Powers State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    Powers had been a Chicago alderman on the Chicago City Council and Illinois General Assembly legislator in the 1920s, and used the site for picnics to feed the needy during the Great Depression. [3] The park also has a military history. There is a defunct Nike Ajax missile honoring the missile site that occupied the area during the Cold War years.

  9. List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Century Park Arboretum Vernon Hills Chicago Botanic Garden: Glencoe: Downers Grove Park District ... Lincoln Park Conservatory: Chicago Longview Park Conservatory and ...