Guran's Himal

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Guran's Himal
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Highest peak Api ( 7132  m )
location Nepal , Tibet , Uttarakhand ( India )
part of Himalayan main chain
Coordinates 29 ° 54 ′  N , 81 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 54 ′  N , 81 ° 15 ′  E
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The Gurans Himal is a glaciated mountain range of the Himalayas in the far west of Nepal . The peripheral areas of the mountain range are in Tibet (PR China) and Uttarakhand ( India ).

The Guran's Himal is located in the Sudurpashchim Province . In the west, the mountain range is bounded by the Mahakali . The river valley of the Humla Karnali forms the northern and eastern borders. The 5334  m high Lipulekh Pass , located in the extreme northwest, represents the transition to the Kumaon Himalayas further west .

The mountain group is divided by the Seti , a right tributary of the Karnali , which rises in the Guran Himal, into a western ( Yoka Pahar Subsection ) and an eastern part ( Saipal Himal Subsection ). The highest point in the eastern part is the Saipal ( 7031  m ). In the western part is the highest mountain of the Guran Himal, the 7,132  m high Api . Many mountains and peaks of the Gurans Himal are between 6000  m and 7000  m altitude. Well-known mountains are Jethi Bahurani 6850  m , Bobaye 6808  m and Nampa 6755  m . The Api-Nampa reserve extends over the south-western area of ​​the mountain range.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Classification of the Himalaya, compiled by H. Adams Carter