Investigation area Location and Geography   The area of the field study is located in the Himalayan region in the north-eastern part of Nepal, in the so-called Khumbu Himal. Nepal is a landlocked country situated between China and India, and is located between 80°E - 88°E and ~30°N - ~26°N.       Topographic map of Nepal   Based on a 2005 estimate, Nepal has around 27.7 million inhabitants, which makes it the 40th largest country in the world. The capital Kathmandu and its surroundings in the Kathmandu valley have only about 3.2 million inhabitants. The country can be divided into 5 main geographical regions: Terai - lowland plain Siwalik – southern hills Middle Mountain – central shallow hill zone High Mountain – steep mountainous zone Himalayas – high elevation zone To give you an idea of the vertical distribution of the area of the country, look at the following table which shows the altitudinal belt:       The altitudinal belt   Looking at the table above, you will see that 18.5% of the country’s area has an altitude of more than 4000 m. Khumbu The Khumbu region is situated in the northeast of the country, in the eastern development region. This region is sub-divided in 3 Anchals (zones). Khumbu is in the Sagarmatha Anchal: - Sagarmatha 12 - Khosi 13 - Mechi 14       The investigation area (blue rectangle)         Last update: 16 April 2013 Monitoring of glaciers in the Himalayas  •  Introduction (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM3TN0SAKF_0.html)  •  Glaciers (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM93O0SAKF_0.html)  •  Khumbu's glaciers (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMJFO0SAKF_0.html)  •  Imja glacier (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMCHO0SAKF_0.html) Exercises  •  Location of the study area, Khumbu Himal (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM3SO0SAKF_0.html)  •  Development of glacial lakes in the Khumbu Himal (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM1AP0SAKF_0.html)  •  Glacier retreat at Honku glacier (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM2EP0SAKF_0.html) Links  •  Further Reading (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM9HP0SAKF_0.html) Eduspace - Software  •  LEOWorks 3 (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/LEOWorks3.exe) Eduspace - Download  •  glacier_worksheet1.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/glacier_worksheet1.zip)  •  glacier_worksheet2.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/glacier_worksheet2.zip)  •  glacier_worksheet3.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/glacier_worksheet3.zip)