The HKH region is considered the Third Pole [after the North and South Poles], and has significant implications for climate. It contains vastcryosphere zones,is also the world’s largest store of snow and ice outside the polar region, and thesource of 10 major rivers. There are proposals t...
What are some Geographical facts about the Hindu Kush Mountain & Hindu Kush Himalayan Region? What are the environmental concerns affecting the HKH Region? Download PDF notes for free. For UPSC 2023 preparation, follow BYJU’S.
Hindu Kush- a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas Hindu Kush Mountains Afghanistan,Islamic State of Afghanistan- a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded ...
the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, that was why it was called the mother well of the Indus basin irrigation system, and was the mainstay of Pakistan economy. National Consultation Workshop on-SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya Needs Assessment The Hindu Kush Himalayan region stretches between Burma in the ...
The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is the source of ten large Asian river systems -- the Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra (Yarlungtsanpo), Irrawaddy, Salween (Nu), Mekong (Lancang), Yangtse (Jinsha), Yellow River (Huanghe), and Tarim (Dayan), - and provides water, ecosystem ...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Hindu music Wikipedia Hindu music.The music of India is entirely monodic. To Westerners it is the most accessible of all Asian musical cultures. Its tonal system divides the octave into 22 segments called srutis...
(above the 90th percentile) precipitation, maximum 1-day, 3-day, and 5-day precipitation amounts (RX1DAY, RX3DAY, and RX5DAY, respectively), and consecutive wet and dry days (CWDs and CDDs) to analyze variations in extreme precipitation events in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) during ...
The Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalayan (HKKH) region, stretching 3500 km over eight countries, from Afghanistan in the west to Mynamar in the east, is home to more than 150 million people and affects the lives of three times as many in the plains and river basins below. The region is not...
The high-altitude Hindu Kush–Karakoram region is home to more than 50 language communities, belonging to six phylogenies. The significance of this region as a linguistic area has been discussed in the past, but the tendency has been to focus on individual features and phenomena, and more seldo...
Today we have a spectacular drive back towards Islamabad as we initially drive along the Karakoram Highway enjoying the mountain scenery and stunning countryside. Further downstream we switch to the Babusar road and cross a 4100m pass from where we can see some of the Himalayan, Karakoram an...