Gorgaburu

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Gorgaburu
গর্গাবুরু পাহাড়
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Gorgaburu (India)
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Chamtuburu
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Ajodhya Hill top
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Places in Jhalda subdivision in Purulia district. Key:
M: municipality, C: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, X: craft centre, T: tourist centre, △: hills
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the locations in the larger map on click through may vary slightly.
Highest point
Elevation 677 m (2,221 ft) [1] :Table 2.
Listing Hills of West Bengal
Coordinates 23°08′37.3″N86°07′42.8″E / 23.143694°N 86.128556°E / 23.143694; 86.128556 [2]
Geography
Location Purulia district, West Bengal, India
Parent range Ajodhya Hills

Gorgaburu is the second highest peak of the Ajodhya Hills with a height of 677 metres (2,221 feet). It is the second highest point in southern part of West Bengal. It is located at Western plateau and highlands of Purulia district. [1]

It is a conical hill formed out of the granite and gneiss of the hills. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ghosh, A.; Mandal, R.; Chakrabarty, P. (2023). "Inclusive Tourism Adopted to Geosites: A Study in the Ajodhya Hills of West Bengal in India". Tourism and Hospitality. 4 (2): 321–335. doi: 10.3390/tourhosp4020020 .
  2. "Google maps: Gorgaburu Hill". Google.