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Canyons and Gorges of Asia: Canyons and Gorges of China, Canyons and Gorges of Kazakhstan, Canyons and Gorges of Mongolia

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Chapters: Canyons and Gorges of China, Canyons and Gorges of Kazakhstan, Canyons and Gorges of Mongolia, Canyons and Gorges of Turkey, Three Gorges, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, Qutang Gorge, Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Kali Gandaki Gorge, Swaan River, Xiling Gorge, K pr l Canyon, Sakl?kent Canyon, Yolyn Am, Zanskar Gorge, Charyn Canyon, Wu Gorge, Aksu Canyon. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Kali Gandaki Gorge or Andha Galchi is the gorge of the Kali Gandaki (or Gandaki River) in the Himalayas in Nepal, by some measures the deepest gorge in the world. The upper part of the gorge is also called Thak Khola after the local Thakali people who became prosperous from trans-himalayan trade. Geologically it is a downfaulted graben. The gorge separates major peaks Dhaulagiri (8167 m) to the west and Annapurna (8091 m) to the east. According to the difference between the river elevation and these peaks, this is the world's deepest gorge. The river runs at elevations between 1300 and 2600 metres, 5500 to 6800 metres lower than the peaks. The river is older than the Himalayas. As tectonic activity forced the mountains higher, the river cut down through the uplift. The Kali Gandaki rises along the Tibet border and coincident Ganges-Brahmaputra divide and flows south through the ancient kingdom Mustang. The gorge begins at Kagbeni where Himalayan ranges begin to close in. The river continues southwards past Jomsom, Marpha and Tukuche to the deepest part of the gorge in the area of Lete. The gorge then broadens past Dana and Tatopani towards Beni. The Kali Gandaki gorge has been used as a trade route between India and Tibet for centuries. Today, it is part of a popular trekking route from Pokhara to Muktinath, p...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2187496


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156065181
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 50
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 86 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156065186
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Canyons and Gorges of China, Canyons and Gorges of Kazakhstan, Canyons and Gorges of Mongolia
  • Width: 229 mm


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