This article is a compilation of fact sheets about four high altitude Ramsar sites of Nepal: Gokyo and associated wetlands, Gosaikunda and associated wetlands, Phoksundo Lake and Rara lake. Key Words : Gokyo, Gosaikunda, Phoksundo, Rara, High altitude wetlands DOI: 10.3126/init.v3i0.2505 ...
Of particular note are the14 eight-thousander peaks in Asia. These mountains all have elevations in excess of 8000m (26,247ft), a height that in mountaineering parlance is known as the death zone due to the lack of oxygen and extreme weather. Notable Hikes in Asia There are 100s of a...
Hydrochemistry of Rara Lake: A Ramsar lake from the southern slope of the central Himalayas, Nepal. J. Mt. Sci. 2021, 18, 141–158. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Adhikari, B.; Pant, R.R.; Baral, U.; Shrestha, S.; Neupane, S.; Khanal, B.; Acharya, A.; Bhattarai, H. ...
Due to low mean annual air temperatures and low annual precipitation, the glaciers in Ladakh are of a continental type [39]. The existence of lakes on and beside these glaciers, causing several glacier lake outburst floods [40,41], indicate their polythermal character. The aim of the present...