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Shorong – Hinku

Shorong – Hinku region of Nepal at 1:50,000 on a waterproof and tear-resistant map in the famous Schneider series, revised in 2013 to include extensive tourist information for trekking routes in the area directly south of the Sagarmatha National Park. Centered on Lukla, coverage extends north to Namche Bazaar and south just beyond Kharikhola and the central part the Jiri to Mount Everest trail. Also highlighted is the trail via Kote to the Mera Peak Base Camp and High Camp.Topography is very vividly presented by contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by excellent relief shading and numerous spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of the terrain (glaciers, crevasses, moraine, scree, etc) and vegetation. Highlighting for trekking trails distinguishes between main and secondary routes, and other local routes are marked. A very wide range of symbols indicate various accommodation options, locations with markets or food shops, banks, medical facilities, monasteries and other places of interest, access by air transport, etc. The map has a 2-km UTM grid, plus latitude and longitude margin ticks at 5’™ intervals. Map legend is in German and English.To see other titles in the Schenider series, now sponsored by the German Scientific Association of Comparative High-Mountain Research (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fรผr vergleichende Hochgebirgsforschung), please click on the series link.