Arctic and Asia
A global view over Asia on 21 September 2005 - the day on which Arctic sea ice was at its minimum for the year. Land areas display the average seasonal landcover from September 2004. Image courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.
Top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level): Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,849 m; K2 (Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,598 m; Lhotse (Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,463 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,201 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Anapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m (source: World Factbook).
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Arctic and Asia
