Annapurna Sanctuary

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title: Annapurna Sanctuary
text: The Annapurna Sanctuary is a high glacial basin lying 40 km directly north of Pokhara. This oval-shaped plateau sits at an altitude of over 4000 metres, and is surrounded by a ring of mountains, the Annapurna range, most of which are over 7000 metres. With the only entrance being a narrow valley between the peaks of Hiunchuli and Machapuchare, where run-off from glaciers drains into the Modi Khola River, the Sanctuary was not penetrated by outsiders until 1956. Because of the high mountains on a
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description: Mountain plateau in Nepal
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna_Sanctuary
date created: 2008-08-05T01:54:30Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T14:49:27Z
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