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Trans-Himalaya

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Do we have an advantage in the Himalayas?
News Wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 6/13/2008; 700+ words ; ...Bangladeshis have over us Italians in the Himalayas!': Teo baffled me once with this invective...do reasonably well in the glaciers of Himalayas. Like any Bangladeshi I believed that...crowd of baby-mountains compared to the Himalayas. For real high-altitude mountaineering...
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PR Newswire; 5/5/1989; 700+ words ; THE HIMALAYAS ARE SINGLE SUBJECT TO NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE...NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Himalayas are the single subject of a new English...Magazine and YM. "GEO Special -- The Himalayas" ($4.95) contains 176 pages and...
Characteristics of Monsoon Rainfall around the Himalayas Revealed by TRMM Precipitation Radar
Magazine article from: Monthly Weather Review; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...variability are investigated around the Himalayas using hourly, 0.05 0.05 grid, near...inherent to TRMM PR measurements around the Himalayas could influence results, PR-observed...over the south-facing slopes of the Himalayas. The moderate to heavy conditional rain...
HIMALAYAS FIGHTING AGAINST TOM.COM
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Joint scientific expedition heads for Himalayas
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/16/2006; 439 words ; ...Joint scientific expedition heads for Himalayas LHASA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- A research...for a month- long expedition in the Himalayas. There are 12 Chinese and seven foreign...Nepal and Bhutan in the team. The Himalayas extend through all four countries. The...
New species discovered in fragile Eastern Himalayas.
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OVER THE HILL; After 28 hours lost on the Ochils, Carole is off to crack the Himalayas.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 2/3/2001; 700+ words ; ...A NOVICE walker is set to tackle the Himalayas - despite almost dying on one of Scotland...me even more determined to go to the Himalayas. I'm absolutely committed." Carol...She said: "The man I'm going to the Himalayas with is a lot more experienced than Robert...
Nepal: Nepal to hold highest altitude cabinet meeting to protect Himalayas.(Conference news)
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/30/2009; 700+ words ; ...meeting for the first time to protect Himalayas. The historic cabinet meeting dedicated...about the impact of climate change in Himalayas will be the held at Kalapatthar, the...Kumar Nepal on the laps of the majestic Himalayas is a step further to express its commitments...
Monitoring the monsoon in the Himalayas: Observations in Central Nepal, June 2001
Magazine article from: Monthly Weather Review; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...June 2001 along the south slopes of the Himalayas in central Nepal. Radiosondes were launched...monsoon flow with the south slopes of the Himalayas, modulated by the diurnal variability...processes along the south slopes of the Himalayas are not well known or well documented...
WWF Nepal launches Global Awareness Campaign on Climate Change in Himalayas
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Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...valleys of the southern foothills of the Himalayas may rise as high as 101 ° F...January. The high mountains of the Greater Himalayas in the north have more severe weather...rainfall varies by region. The northern Himalayas are relatively dry, and most precipitation...
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