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... Bhote Kosi , being older than the Himalaya , tried somehow to retain their channels during the uplift , and in the process carved the gigantic canyons that now slice through these mountains . A map told us that we were at Hum , the site ...
... Bhote Kosi , being older than the Himalaya , tried somehow to retain their channels during the uplift , and in the process carved the gigantic canyons that now slice through these mountains . A map told us that we were at Hum , the site ...
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... Bhote Kosi . Chaletlike houses dotted the slopes and terraced fields rippled down from the crests . It was a scene of bucolic splendor , if one overlooked the ecological problems those hillsides implied . Although Nepal's midlands were ...
... Bhote Kosi . Chaletlike houses dotted the slopes and terraced fields rippled down from the crests . It was a scene of bucolic splendor , if one overlooked the ecological problems those hillsides implied . Although Nepal's midlands were ...
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... Bhote Kosi River , 174 , 175 , 177 , 184 , 188 , 201 Bhutan , 3 , 151 , 245 Biafo Glacier , 74 , 107 Bimbahadur ( porter ) , 212 , 217 , 218 , 220 , 221 , 222 Birds : high - altitude , 4 , 11 , 262–63 ; in Kang Chu region , 182-83 , 188 ...
... Bhote Kosi River , 174 , 175 , 177 , 184 , 188 , 201 Bhutan , 3 , 151 , 245 Biafo Glacier , 74 , 107 Bimbahadur ( porter ) , 212 , 217 , 218 , 220 , 221 , 222 Birds : high - altitude , 4 , 11 , 262–63 ; in Kang Chu region , 182-83 , 188 ...
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