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Nat Ma Taung

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track is the main access to about 20 villages near the base of the mountain. At the base of the mountain, one track leads to villages, the centre track leads to the peak, and the other track traverses to Mindat Township and then on to Soe Township. Due to tract damage, tourists, many national and few international, visit the mountain mainly in the dry season. The tract is navigable by a four-wheel drive car all the way to the peak. Many motorcycles-for-hire offer rides to the top, and if you walk both up and down, you are the extreme tourist. To walk from "base camp parking lot" it usually takes three hours up and maybe two down.
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national park is bush fires ignited by local people. Trees were seen burning even on top of the mountain in 2014 May. The second issue tarnishing the beauty of the mountain is accumulation of litter, paper, cartons, cans, plastic, polythene and cans. The visitors are not provided with any instructions on what not to do within the park. There is no admission fee. The number of visitors to the peak is unknown. Foreign visitors during the year are about 100 whereas large number of local people visit the peak almost daily in the dry season.
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jeep that plies between Soe and the mountain base via Kanpetlet in the dry season. The road up to the lodge after Kanpetlet town is sealed (= hard-surfaced) and beyond is an earth track. The track is not navigable even by a four-wheel drive in the wet season due to severe damage by storm water. The
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The people living in all villages are poor. Basic services such as education, health and water supply are extremely poor. There are opportunities that could provide potential employment to local people especially the youth through promotion of eco-tourism. The engagement of youth as tourist guides
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The mountain is "protected" by words only. Many activities that hinder the natural beauty and its bio-diversity are taking place unabated. The park is virtually not managed, as there are no security personnel, park wardens and the like. One main threat that is affecting the bio-diversity of this
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will also help protect this beautiful mountain by educating the public as well as making them to be vigilant over destructive activities that are taking place at present. The development of eco-tourism is also seen as a potential vehicle to develop remote villages hugged within the park.
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The base of this national park can be reached either via Kanpetlet Township (easy access), or via Mindat Township (not easy as the road is incomplete). The only public transport to the base of the mountain is a
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The peak is unique for the presence of trees, bushes and grass, which have adapted to the environment. On the way towards the top you will pass pine trees (
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With a height of 3,053 metres (10,016 ft) above sea level and a prominence of 2,231 metres (7,320 ft), Nat Ma Taung is one of the
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spp.). Epiphytes still cover older trees despite illegal picking; so many
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Peaklist - 19 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater
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Climate data for Nat Ma Taung (Mount Victoria) Summit (3053m; 10070ft)
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Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment.
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Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002).
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personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay
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Hike Mt Victoria in southern Chin state of Myanmar (Burma)
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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Listing
List of Ultras of Southeast Asia
Coordinates
21°14′01″N 93°54′11″E / 21.2336°N 93.9031°E / 21.2336; 93.9031
Metadata extended details of photo
Nat Ma Taung is located in Myanmar
Chin State
Myanmar
Parent range
Chin Hills
First ascent
Easiest route
Burmese
Chin
mountain
Chin State
Myanmar
ultra prominent peaks
Southeast Asia
Kanpatlet
Mindat
Matupi
Chin Hills
Chin Hills–Arakan Yoma montane forests
ecoregion
tropical
subtropical moist forests

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