Space pictures of Nepal, Tibet and the Himalaya

The everest trekking area-Khumbu Himal- where the sherpas live

picture of mt. everest, Cho Oyu, Gauishankar and Ama dablam.

Credit "Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center." See http://eol .jsc.nasa.gov, Part of picture STS058-101-22, Adaption Andrées de Ruiter www.nepal-dia.de

yellow-villages: 1 Jiri; 2 Thame; 3 Namche Bazar; 4 Gokyo; 5 Tengboche; 6 Dingboche und Pheriche; 7 Lobuche, 8 Tibetisches EBC
red-mountains : 1 Gauri Shankar, 2 Numbur, 3 Cho Oyu, 4 Tramserku; 5 Kang taiga; 6 Pumo Ri; 7 Everest; 8 Nupse; 9 Lhotse; 10 Amai Dablang; 11 Imja Tse ( Island Peak); 12 Baruntse; 13 Makalu; 14 Mera Peak
green-cols : 1 Trashi Labtsa; 2 Nagpa La, 3 Cho La; 4 Kongma La; 5 Amphu Labsa; 6 Everest South Col; 7 Everest north col, 8 West col
blue rivers: 1 Rongshar Tsu ( Tibet); Dudh Kosi (milk river)

Solo Khumbu seen from southwest

Credit: "Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center." See http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov , Picture ISS008-E-6244, adaption Andrées de Ruiter www.nepal-dia.de
see Cho Oyu in the left corner at the end of Gokyo valley

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