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Khumbu

Structural and Tectonic Formations

Khumbu is a region of northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest, part of the Solukhumbu District within Koshi Province. It is one of three subregions of the main Kirat Rai and Sherpa settlement of the Himalaya, alongside Solu and Pharak, and includes the town of Namche Bazaar and the villages of Thame, Khumjung, Pangboche, Pheriche, and Kunde, as well as the Buddhist monastery at Tengboche. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Khumbu

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Khumbu
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Source Wikidata: Khumbu
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1. Wikidata: Khumbu
  • Wikidata Q1428329, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • includes both Sagarmatha National Park and its Buffer Zone
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Khumbu (Wikipedia)
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Khumbu (also known as the Everest Region) is a region of northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest.
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