Geography of Bhutan
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Bhutan is a sovereign country at the crossroads of East Asia and South Asia, located towards the eastern extreme of the Himalayas mountain range. It is fairly evenly sandwiched between the sovereign t
Gangkhar Puensum from Ura La, Bhutan
This image shows the termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades.
Mountains of Bhutan
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The mountains of Bhutan are some of the most prominent natural geographic features of the kingdom.
Geography of Bhutan
…and further into 205 gewogs (village blocks). Gewogs are in turn divided into numerous thromdes (municipalities) for administration. The Himalaya mountains of Bhutan dominate the north of the country, where peaks can easily reach 7,000 metres (22,966 ft); the highest point in Bhutan is Gangkhar Puensum, which has…
Summit of Gangkhar Puensum
Cloud covering green mountain in Bhutan