Space pictures of Nepal, Tibet and the Himalaya.

During different space missions, the astronauts of NASA took many pictures. Kindly the Johnson Space center has loaded more than 40000 on their server where you can see them for free.
See NASA Johnson Space Center Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory.

Overview over the pictures

I made a selection of pictures, adapted the size and put some information like the location of villages or mountain names on it. To see the pictures in large, just click on the small pictures of this side. Later you also can navigate with the little yellow arrows to the next side.

Nepal with ISS (International Space Station)

You can see nearly the whole of Nepal

West-Nepal and the holy mountain Kailash in Tibet

a view on western Nepal and the holy mountain Kailash in Tibet

Western Nepal , Dolpo and Rara lake

View from the east over western Nepal

The Annapurna and Daulagiri range with the Kali Gandaki River .

The upper Manang valley

Annapurna Sanctuary and

Annapurna Base Camp

Annapurna Circuit

Manaslu range

Kathmandu and the trekking areas of Helambu, Langtang and Everest

The Kathmandu valley, Helambu and Langtang

Langtang

Solu Khumbu, the everest trek and home of the sherpa

Solu Khumbu, Everst and Cho Oyu

Everest and Imja Tse ( Island Peak)

Mount Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse

Mera Peak and Ice col route

Eastnepal and Kangchenjunga

first picture