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Journeys in the Himalaya George B. Schaller. of arable land still unoccupied is likely to be exhausted within a measurable period . Chitral had 55,000 people in 1895 and has three times as many today . All arable land is under ...
Journeys in the Himalaya George B. Schaller. of arable land still unoccupied is likely to be exhausted within a measurable period . Chitral had 55,000 people in 1895 and has three times as many today . All arable land is under ...
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... land which is now the Himalayan region was covered by the Tethys Sea , which separated Eurasia from the southern continent , Gondwanaland . At that time the Indian subcontinent was still at- tached to Gondwanaland , but then it broke ...
... land which is now the Himalayan region was covered by the Tethys Sea , which separated Eurasia from the southern continent , Gondwanaland . At that time the Indian subcontinent was still at- tached to Gondwanaland , but then it broke ...
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... land that projects into Tibet ; in fact , the valley was part of Tibet until in 1961 it was ceded to Nepal in ex- change for other land . One ministry said that the Kang Chu was open to foreigners , another that it was closed . For a ...
... land that projects into Tibet ; in fact , the valley was part of Tibet until in 1961 it was ceded to Nepal in ex- change for other land . One ministry said that the Kang Chu was open to foreigners , another that it was closed . For a ...
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi blue sheep boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet female forest Gilgit glacier gorge grass Gyaltsen habitat halt head herd hills Himalaya Himalayan tahr Hindu Hindu Kush horns hunting Hunza ibex India Indus Jang-bu Karakoram Karchat Kashmir Khan Kilik Pass kill lama Lapche leave livestock loads look males Marco Polo sheep markhor miles Misgar monastery morning mountains nearby Nepal night Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain ridge Ringmo river road rock route sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young