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Himilayan mountain peaks: A part of the Himalayas juts out above the cloud line between Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. The Himalayas are the youngest mountains on earth, and they form the northern borders between Nepal and China. About 16% of Nepal's landmass lies in the Himalayan region.; Format: image/photograph

Annapurna mountain peak: Snow-clad Annapurna peak jutting out from the clouds. Annapurna is a series of peaks in the Himalayas.; Format: image/photograph

Dhaulagiri and Manapathi mountain peaks: The Dhaulagiri and Manapathi peaks of the Himalayas foregrounded by mixed forests and small patch of corn. Rising to heights of over 8000 meters above sea level, these are among the highest mountain peaks on earth.; Format: image/photograph

Himalayan peaks above cloud line: Himalayan peaks jut out from the clouds during the last days of monsoon. The Himalayas are the youngest mountains on earth, and they form the northern borders between Nepal and China. About 16% of Nepal's landmass lies in the Himalayan region.; Format: image/photograph

Southern face of Annapurna I: The southern face of the Annapurna I peak seen from Poon Hill. This peak is 8091 meters high from the sea level and is ranked 10th highest mountain on earth. Most of the mountains with heights over 8000 meters lie along the Nepali portion of the Himalayas....; Format: image/photograph

Machapuchare and Annnapurna II mountain peaks seen from Pokhara, Nepal: The Annapurna region of the Himalaya mountain range is a series of peaks including Annapurna II and Machapuchare, which is famous for its fish-tail shape. Annapurna is a popular climbing destination, while Machapuchare is still among the unclimbed peaks in...; Format: image/photograph

Hiking near the Himalayas: Nepali radio: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: International guesthouse: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

A crowded bus in Pokhara, Nepal: Buses like this one carry tourists and residents around Pokhara, a major city in west central Nepal and popular tourist destination and trekking entrance into the Annapurna region of the Himalayas.; Format: image/photograph

The oldest rock in North Carolina: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 6; Figure 4 is a close-up of the oldest rock in North Carolina. This gneiss is definitely older than all other rocks that have been analyzed in the state, and its age has been dated in one test at 1.8 billion years. Single tests are rarely considered the final...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

Hiking near the Himalayas: Carrom board: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Machhapuchhare peak: Machhapuchhare as seen from Poon Hill, Nepal. This peak stands 6993 meters tall and commands a tremendous vertical relief in a short horizontal distance. Machhapuchhare is revered by the local population as particularly sacred to the god Shiva, and hence is...; Format: image/photograph

Annapurna peaks: One of the Annapurna peaks seen from Poon Hill. Annapurṇā is a Sanskrit name which literally means "full of food," but is normally translated as Goddess of the Harvests. In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an incarnation...; Format: image/photograph

Hotel bedroom along a trekking route in Naudanda, Nepal: A typical lodging room for tourists in the mountain village of Naudanda in nortwestern Nepal. Tourism is a major industry in villages along the trekking routes through the Himalayas.; Format: image/photograph

Houses in Naudanda, Nepal: Houses in Naudanda — a village in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. Naudanda straddles a mountaintop in the Himalayas and lies along one of the most important tourist trekking routes in Nepal.; Format: image/photograph

Pilgrim walking: On the trail between Taatopaani and Ghasa, Nepal, an elderly woman walks with a walking stick. She wears a woolen muffler tied around her head and shawls wrapped around her head and shoulders. The woman is probably a pilgrim on the way to Muktinaath, a sacred...; Format: image/photograph

Sunset view of Nilgiri mountain peaks, Nepal: Sunset at Nilgiri Himal as seen from Taatopaani, Nepal. The Nilgiris are three peaks on the east side of the Kali Gandaki valley in central Nepal. This peak is over 7,000 meters high from sea level.; Format: image/photograph

Dhaulagiri peaks: Morning sunlight on the peak of Dhaulagiri massif seen from Poon Hill in Ghorepaani, Nepal. Massif is a geological term indicating a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends...; Format: image/photograph

Trail on mountainside in western Nepal: A long trail snakes along the mountain side towards Muktinath, Nepal. The landscape is barren of most vegetation and on the horizon are snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas. This is the trans-Himalayan region — also called the "rain shadow." The region...; Format: image/photograph

Hiking near the Himalayas: Guides sing: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

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