Himalaya
Subtitle: Life on the Edge of the World
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: November 9, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780801861680
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Biogeography; Regional geography; History: World; South Asia - History; Travel; History - General History; Himalayas; Nepal; Mountains; Asia - India & South Asia; Earth Sciences - Geography; Science / Geography; Asia - Central; Reference; Himalaya Mountains Region
First sentence: a SPIraL OF DarKISH COLOr appears on most world maps in the central part of Eurasia, depicting the greatest concentration of mountains on earth.