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Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World Audiobook by John Keay

905 min • 13 oktober 2022
Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 600399 Title: Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World Author: John Keay Narrator: Nick Holbek Format: Unabridged Length: 15:04:41 Language: English Release date: 10-13-22 Publisher: W.F. Howes Genres: Travel, Asia Summary: Himalaya is one of the world's most extraordinary geophysical, historical, environmental and social regions. Historian John Keay introduces us to the myriad mysteries of this vast, confounding and utterly fascinating corner of the planet, and makes the case that it is one of our most essential and endangered wonders. More rugged and elevated than any other zone on earth, it embraces all of Tibet, six of the world's eight major mountain ranges and nearly all its highest peaks. It contains around 50,000 glaciers and the most extensive permafrost outside the polar regions. Over an area nearly as big as Europe, the population is scattered, often nomadic and always sparse. Many languages are spoken, some are written and few are related. Religious and political affiliations are equally diverse. Borders are disputed, while jealous neighbours shy away from a common strategy for protecting an environment in which desert meets rainforest and temperatures can fluctuate between 30 and -30C in the course of a single day. For centuries, Himalaya has captivated an illustrious succession of admirers, from explorers, surveyors and sportsmen, to botanists and zoologists, ethnologists and geologists, missionaries and mountaineers. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

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