Illustrated atlas of the Himalaya:
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Lexington, Ky.
Univ. Press of Kentucky
2006
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| Beschreibung: | XV, 211 S. zahlr. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9780813123882 0813123887 |
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| adam_text | Maps vii
Tables and Charts ix
Acknowledgments xin
Introduction xv
part one The Regional Setting 1
part two The Natural Environment 31
Geology 33
Climate 50
Natural Hazards 60
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PART THREE Society 6j
Early Civilization 70
Population 73
Culture and Ethnicity 76
Migration and Urbanization 81
Transportation 85
Communications 89
Human Development 90
i Governance and Human Rights 96
part four Resources and Conservation 99 v^/OIiLCIIlS
Agricultural Land 101
Forests 112
Minerals 120
Water Resources 121
Wildlife 130
Future Trends 138
part five Exploration and Travel 143
Pilgrimages and Sacred Exploration 144
Early Foreign Exploration 156
The British Explorers 162
The Mountain Climbers 170
Trekkers and Modern Tourism 180
Sources of Illustrations 187
Bibliography 191
Subject and Name Index 195
Map Index 201
Reference grid x
Administrative districts xi
Himalaya s place in the world xii
Himalaya: regional setting 2
Himalaya Range 6-7
Himalaya: western sector 10
Himalaya: central sector 13
Himalaya: eastern sector 14
Major valleys and cities:
Kathmandu Valley 20
Kathmandu city 20
Srinagar city 21
Kashmir Valley 21
Pokhara central valley 22
Pokhara town 22
Bhutan valley settlements:
Paro Valley 23
Thimphu Valley 23
Bumthang 23
Towns of the Himalaya:
Gangtok 25
Shimla town 25
Dehra Dun 25
Tarai towns of Nepal:
Biratnagar 26
Nepalganj 26
Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau from the southeast 32
Drifting continents and formation of the Himalaya 34
Geology of Zanzkar and Indus Valley 35
Satellite map of the Himalaya 36-37
Geologic cross section 39
Northward drift of India 40
Generalized geology of the Himalaya 41
Himalayan geology: JVlclpS
Kashmir Valley 43
Kumaon region 43
Nepal 43
Geology of Bhutan 47
Himalaya: mean temperature and climate 52
Ladakh and western Himalaya: precipitation:
Ladakh winter 53
Ladakh monsoon 53
Western Himalaya winter 53
Western Himalaya monsoon 53
Nepal: temperature and humidity 54
Seasonal climate system: air pressure and rainfall 57
Nepal precipitation patterns:
Annual 59
Highest 24 hour 59
Monsoon 59
Himalaya: annual precipitation 59
Bhutan: annual precipitation 59
Himalaya: seismic hazard 60
Nepal: seismic hazard 60
Epicenters of major earthquakes 62
Major earthquakes of the Himalaya 62
Soil erosivity potential 63
Kathmandu Valley: liquefaction hazard 64
Pokhara Valley: subsidence hazard 65
Himalaya: cultural regions 69
Major Himalayan trade routes 70
Himalaya: population density 73
Himalaya: population growth 74
Himalaya: ethnic groups 75
Nepal: ethnic groups 76
Nepal: languages 76
Religions in Nepal: Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist 77
Indian Himalaya: tribal population 81
Indian Himalaya: urban population 81
Towns in Indian Himalaya 83
Towns in eastern Himalaya 84
Himalayan roads 86
Nepal: road network 86
Nepal: airports 88
Communications in Bhutan 89
Nepal: landless and marginal farm households 91
Literacy rate 92
Bhutan: educational facilities 92
Nepal: access to potable water 94
Kathmandu Valley: water quality 94
Bhutan: health facilities 94
Himalaya: landscape regions 100
Himalaya: elevation zones 100
Himalaya: land use 102
Himalaya: soil classification 103
Himalaya: cropland distribution 104
Himalaya: population and farmland 108
Himalaya: annual farmland change 109
Nepal: cultivated area 109
Nepal: irrigated area 109
Nepal: sloping terraced area 109
Nepal: grassland 110
Nepal: chemical fertilizer use (1990s) 111
Himalaya: forest cover 113
Nepal: per capita forest area 114
Forest change in the tarai districts (1977-1994) 114
Himalaya: population and forest area 116
Bhutan: fuelwood deficit areas 115
Himalaya: forest cover change 117
Nepal and Bhutan: mineral deposits 120
Main rivers of the Himalaya 122
Changing course of Kosi River, Nepal 123
Hydroelectric projects in the Bhagirathi River basin 125
Nepal: hydropower development 126
Glaciers, glacial lakes, and watersheds of Nepal and Bhutan 127
Royal Chitwan National Park 131
Royal Chitwan National Park and surrounding village
population density 131
Himalayan national parklands 135
Nepal: protected areas 137
Bhutan: protected areas 137
Tarai arc conservation landscape 138
Ancient Hindu holy places 146
Char Dham: Hindu pilgrimage to Himalayan temples 152
Pilgrimage route to Muktinath 154
Explorations by Chinese travelers 157
D Anville map 158
Early exploration by Europeans 160
Early explorations: regional setting 160
Sven Hedin s map of major Himalayan river sources 161
Early explorers routes in east-central Himalaya 162
Early explorers routes in western Himalaya 164
Routes of Indian and Tibetan explorers 167
Bhutan exploration: journeys of John Claude White 171
First ascent routes of 8,000-meter peaks:
Nanga Parbat 172
K2 172
Everest 173
Cho Oyu 173
Makalu 173
Himalaya trekking and mountaineering regions:
Overview 178
Annapurna 178
Everest 179
Zanzkar and Ladakh 179
Jammu and Kashmir fact file 4
Himachal Pradesh fact file 5
Uttaranchal fact file 5
Nepal fact file 15
Area of Indian Himalaya states and territories 15
Administrative regions of Indian Himalaya 15
Sikkim fact file 16
Bhutan fact file 17
Arunachal Pradesh fact file 18
Geoecology of the western mountains 45
Nepal: temperature and precipitation 55
Orographic precipitation 57
Indian Himalaya: rural population (1991) 83
Number of towns by population 83
Nepal: urbanization (1952-2001) 84
Nepal: tourist arrivals 91
Nepal: percent of population with access to drinking
water (1985-1999) 95
Indian Himalaya: land use 104
Nepal: land use (1999) 105
Indian Himalaya: agricultural crops 106
Nepal: change in population and cultivated area
(1975-1999) 106
Nepal: livestock and grazing area 110
Nepal: population growth and fuelwood consumption
(1981-1997) 115
Nepal: export of forest products (1975-1998) 118
Stream flow in three rivers 123
Indian Himalaya: percent of households with access to drinking
water and electricity 126
Bhutan: protected areas 137
Himalaya: protected area and biodiversity 138
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