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POPULAR
CITIES
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PARKS
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RESERVES
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RURAL
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UNESCO
HERITAGE
SITES
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PILGRIMAGE
SITES |
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 Sagarmatha
National
Park,
is
located
in
eastern
Nepal,
containing
parts
of
the
Himalayas
and
the
southern
half
of
Mount
Everest.
The
park
was
created
July
19,
1976
and
in
1979
was
inscribed
as a
Natural
World
Heritage
Site.
Sagarmatha
is
Sanskrit
for
"mother
of
the
universe"
and
is
the
modern
Nepali
name
for
Mount
Everest. |
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The
park
encompasses
an
area
of
1,148
kmē
and
ranges
in
elevation
from
its
lowest
point
of
2,845
m
(9,335
ft)
at
Jorsalle
to
8,850
m
(29,035
ft)
at
the
summit
of
Everest.
Barren
land
above
5,000
m
(16,400
ft)
comprises
69%
of
the
park
while
28%
is
grazing
land
and
the
remaining
3%
is
forested.
Most
of
the
park
area
is
very
rugged
and
steep,
with
its
terrain
cut
by
deep
rivers
and
glaciers.
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Unlike
other
parks,
this
park
can
be
divided
into
four
climate
zones
because
of
the
rising
altitude.
The
climatic
zones
include
a
forested
lower
zone,
a
zone
of
alpine
scrub,
the
upper
alpine
zone
which
includes
upper
limit
of
vegetation
growth,
and
the
Arctic
zone
where
no
plants
can
grow.
The
types
of
plants
and
animals
that
are
found
in
the
park
depend
on
the
altitude.
The
park
contains
the
upper
watershed
of
the
Dudh
Kosi
river
basin
system. |
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The
park's
visitor
centre
is
located
at
the
top
of a
hill
in
Namche
Bazaar,
also
where
a
company
of
the
Nepal
Army
is
stationed
for
protecting
the
park.
The
park's
southern
entrance
is a
few
hundred
metres
north
of
Mondzo
at
2,835
m
(9,300
ft),
a
one
day
hike
from
Lukla. |
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