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Kanjiroba Himal

Coordinates: 29°22′42″N 82°38′21″E / 29.37833°N 82.63917°E / 29.37833; 82.63917
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Kanjirowa
Photo of Kanjirowa Himal, a sub-range himalaya in Dolpa, Nepal
Highest point
Elevation6,883 m (22,582 ft)[1]
Prominence1,870 m (6,140 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates29°22′42″N 82°38′21″E / 29.37833°N 82.63917°E / 29.37833; 82.63917[1]
Geography
Kanjirowa is located in Nepal
Kanjirowa
Kanjirowa
Location in Nepal
LocationNepal
Parent rangeKanjirowa Himal, Himalayas

The Kanjirowa Himal is an isolated part of the Himalaya range within Nepal, adjacent to the Tibetan border.

The region remained unmapped until the 1950s, when British explorer John Baird Tyson made the first of a series of expeditions to the area.[2]

The highest peak is Kanjirowa with a summit elevation of 6,883 meters above sea level.

Location

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Kanjirowa Himal is within the cross-border Shey Phoksundo National Park, Dolpa district, Nepal about 180 kilometres north-west of Pokhara city.

Geology

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The region is high mountains, cut into by glaciers and deep, precipitous river valleys.

Communications

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Limited to the valleys, there are no practicable routes across the high mountains into Tibet

References

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  1. ^ a b c "High Asia II: Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  2. ^ "John Tyson - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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