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Alaska Prudhoe Bay Oil Field and Arctic Tundra Wilderness
The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected…
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Glacial melt in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas
Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. There are clear overall trends indicating global glacier recession, which is…
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Oil tanker, Murmansk, Russia
Positioned at 69 - 00.N; 33 -04.E, the port of Murmansk is the world's largest port located North of the polar circle. It is…
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Khumbu Glacier, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
The Khumbu Glacier is followed for the final part of the trail to Everest Base Camp and is with it's source at 7600 m…
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Butterfly, Gorkha Region, Nepal
Nepal is paradise for butterfly watching. According to official records, Nepal has 651 species of butterflies which is 3.72% of the world's butterflies.
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Farming in the Gorkha Region, Nepal
Farming downstream the Himalaya is dependent on the water supply originating in the high mountain glaciers.
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Gorakshep, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
Tourists trekking towards Gorakshep, the last village before Everest base camp.
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Alpine Accentor (Prunilla collaris), Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
The Alpine Accentor is one of the few song birds still found at altitudes higher than 5000m in the Himalaya.
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Namche Bazaar, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
Namche is the main trading center for the Khumbu region and important stop-over for tourists trekking towards the high mountains in the Mount Everest…
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Drying Rice, village in the Gorkha Region, Nepal
Farming downstream the Himalaya is dependent on the water supply originating in the high mountain glaciers.
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Farming in the Gorkha Region, Nepal
Farming downstream the Himalaya is dependent on the water supply originating in the high mountain glaciers.
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Farming in the Gorkha Region, Nepal
Farming downstream the Himalaya is dependent on the water supply originating in the high mountain glaciers.