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Breathtakingly beautiful - a haven of peace and tranquility... |
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Green Jungle Holiday Resort
suryanelli ___________________________________________ |
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| :::: Tea Planations, Wild Life, Tourist Hot Spots :::: |
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Suryanelli is located at 24km away from munnar town. One of the ancient
plantations started by the Europeans in the 19th century in the munnar mountain
ranges. Tamilnadu border Bodimettu is only 10 km from Suryanelli. The centuries
old tea plantations and cardamom plantations, orange orchards etc are the main
cultivations in this area. The famous peak Meesapulimala is in suryanelli. |
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| Geography and Climate |
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around Munnar varies in height fron 2,000 meters (6,562 ft) to 2,600 meters
(8,530 ft) above mean sea level. Munnar enjoys a salubrious climate. The
temperature ranges between -10° C (14° F) and 0° C (32° F)
in winter and 8° C (46.4° F) and 16° C (60.8° F) in summer. The tourist
season in Munnar is from August to May. However, even the monsoons are lovely
with many streams and rivulets in the area and post drizzle the dew drenched tea
gardens looking majestic and heavenly enshrouded in light mist. |
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| Flora and fauna |
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Most of the native flora and fauna of Munnar have disappeared due to severe
habitat fragmentation resultant from the creation of the plantations. However,
some spices continue to survive and thrive in several protected areas nearby,
including the new Kurinjimala Sanctuary to the east, the Chinnar Wildlife
Sanctuary, Manjampatti Valley and the Amaravati reserve forest of Indira Gandhi
Wildlife Sanctuary to the north east, the Eravikulam National park and Anaimudi
Shola National Park to the north, the Pampadum Shola National Park to the south
and the proposed Palani Hills National Park to the east. These protected areas
are especially known for several threatened and endemic species including
Nilgiri Thar, the Grizzled Giant Squirrel, the Nilgiri Wood-pigeon, Elephant,
the Gaur, the Sambar, and the Neelakurinji (that flowers once in twelve years). |
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