Campbell Bay National Park, Location, Area, Flora, Fauna

Campbell Bay National Park, located on Great Nicobar Island, is a protected area of India established in 1992, forming part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, and is known for its rich tropical evergreen forests, diverse flora including orchids, and unique fauna such as the Nicobar pigeon, Megapode, and giant robber crab.

About Campbell Bay National Park

• Campbell Bay National Park is situated on the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean some 190 km to the north of Sumatra. 
• It was gazetted as a national park of India in 1992.
• It forms part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.
• The park has an approximate area of some 426 km² and is separated from the smaller Galathea National Park by a 12-km wide forest buffer zone.
• The Campbell Bay National Park consists of different types of Orchid and flowering plants which attracts different species of birds making it an ideal place for bird watching. 
• The vegetation of this park includes the tropical evergreen forest, orchids, tree fern.
• Prominent Animals found in Campbell Bay National Park: Megopode, Nicobar Pigeon, Giant Robber Crab, Crab eating Macaque etc.

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