What are the plants on Mount Everist?

Plume of clouds at the top of Everest In the lower forested zone, birch, juniper, blue pines, firs, bamboo and rhododendron grow. Above this zone all vegetation are found to be dwarf or shrubs. As the altitude increases, plant life is restricted to lichens and mosses.

1. Are there any trees on Mount Everest?
2. What vegetation lives in the Himalayas?
3. Why is Mt Everest called a junkyard?
4. Can a dog climb Mount Everest?
5. Has anyone died climbing Mt Everest?
6. What kind of forest are found in Himalayas?
7. What fruit grows in the Himalayas?
8. Is Mount Everest covered in snow?
9. What is the biggest junkyard on earth?
10. What is the coldest month on Mount Everest?
11. Does neem grow in Himalayas?
12. What is alpine forest?

Are there any trees on Mount Everest?

On the moist and cool north-facing slopes, fir, birch, and rhododendron forests grow. Above 13,000 feet, shrub juniper and dwarf rhododendron also contribute to the geomorphic glue that holds the thin, young, and fragile alpine soils in place.

What vegetation lives in the Himalayas?

Himalayan vegetation can be broadly classified into four types—tropical, subtropical, temperate, and alpine—each of which prevails in a zone determined mainly by elevation and precipitation.

Why is Mt Everest called a junkyard?

- has become known as the highest junkyard in the world. Like camps farther down the mountain, it is littered with empty oxygen and cooking-gas cylinders, tins, tents, sleeping bags, food, ropes, batteries, plastics, and the frozen corpses of climbers who have died on the mountain.

Can a dog climb Mount Everest?

In fact, the 8-month-old mixed-breed dog has become the first dog in recorded history to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp. Rupee's ascent is no small feat — the Everest Base Camp sits at a whopping altitude of 17,598 feet. ... Lefson has spent a long time globetrotting, trying to raise awareness for dogs in need.

Has anyone died climbing Mt Everest?

Sadly death on Everest occurs almost every year. Since 1953, only 1965, 1971, and 1985 saw no deaths when people climbed that year. There have been two deaths this season, both attributed to 'exhaustion. ' One climber died after summiting and one back at the South Col after turning back at the Hillary Step.

What kind of forest are found in Himalayas?

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Himalayas. It includes the areas around Jammu, Pathankot, Dunera, Chandigarh, Kalka, Dehradun and Haldwani. There are mainly two types of tropical forests that occur in this zone, viz. Tropical moist deciduous forest and the tropical dry deciduous forests.

What fruit grows in the Himalayas?

Farmers of Indian Himalayan region grow many fruit crops, including pomes (apple and pear) and stone fruits (peach, plum, apricot and cherry) in considerable quantity [7]; however apple has the preference over all other horticultural crops [8].

Is Mount Everest covered in snow?

The weather conditions around the mountain are very cold and windy. Mt. Everest is always covered in snow and ice. ... The temperature on the mountain gets well below freezing at - 80oF (- 62oC) and the wind can blow at speeds of 200 mph (322 Km/hr).

What is the biggest junkyard on earth?

"Mount Everest has been described as 'the world's highest junkyard.

What is the coldest month on Mount Everest?

The coldest months are December-February, with January night temperatures averaging -33°F (-36°C) and the daytime just a couple of degrees warmer if at all. The coldest temperature actually measured on the summit was in February 2003 with a -41.8°F (-41°C) reading.

Does neem grow in Himalayas?

It is grown from the southern tip of Kerala to the Himalayan hills, in tropical to subtropical regions, in semiarid to wet tropical regions, and from sea level to about 700 m elevation. As already noted, neem was introduced to Africa earlier this century (see sidebar, page 85).

What is alpine forest?

Alpine Forest

These grasslands start at an elevation of above 3000 m grow up to the region just below the snowline. They are common in both the main Himalayan regions as well as the barren cold deserts of the Tran Himalaya. Low alpine grasslands are common with the vegetation not growing higher than 1.5m.