Nepal Himalayas

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Snow-covered peaks of Kangchenjunga rise sharply above forested lower slopes, with dramatic ridges and clouds partially obscuring the Himalayan mountain range.

Map of South Asia highlighting Nepal and the Nepal Himalayas in orange along the northern border of India and southern Tibet, China, with surrounding countries and major bodies of water labeled for geographic context. A small inset globe in the upper right shows the region's location within Asia.

A village with clustered stone houses sits in the foreground, with the snow-covered Annapurna massif towering above green hills in Nepal's Himalayan Range.

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Snow-covered peaks of Kangchenjunga rise sharply above forested lower slopes, with dramatic ridges and clouds partially obscuring the Himalayan mountain range.

Kanchenjunga

Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, at the border of India (Sikkim state) and Nepal.

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Map of South Asia highlighting Nepal and the Nepal Himalayas in orange along the northern border of India and southern Tibet, China, with surrounding countries and major bodies of water labeled for geographic context. A small inset globe in the upper right shows the region's location within Asia.

Nepal Himalayas

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A village with clustered stone houses sits in the foreground, with the snow-covered Annapurna massif towering above green hills in Nepal's Himalayan Range.

Annapurna

The Annapurna massif rising above a village in north-central Nepal.

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