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  • The Himalaya is home to most of our team and they wish to share its natural beauty and culture with trekkers and other guests.

    More Trek | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • In Sanskrit the name Himalaya means 'Abode of Snow' truly characterizing the vast permanent snowfields of the region.

    Journey in a Journey - Uttarakhand 2007

  • Bridge -- The "Himalaya" -- A Sabbath in a Garrison Town -- Grand Celebration of the Peace, and Natal Day of Halifax -- And a Hint of a Visit to

    Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Frederic S. Cozzens

  • Bridge -- The "Himalaya" -- A Sabbath in a Garrison Town -- Grand Celebration of the Peace, and Natal Day of Halifax -- And a Hint of a Visit to

    Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Frederic S. Cozzens

  • There is a mountain called Himalaya where all gems are found.

    Twenty-Two Goblins Arthur William Ryder 1907

  • And there in the Himalaya is the grandest scenery in the world, and not a painter from Europe ever goes there -- except just one, the great Russian Verestchagin, whose pictures, alas! are now buried somewhere in Russia.

    The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty Francis Edward Younghusband 1902

  • Himalaya, which is larger, with proportionally longer tail, and has

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • Himalaya, which is simply a gigantic Nettle (_Urtica_ or _Böhmeria nivea_), is very largely cultivated.

    The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868

  • Another new ride is called the Himalaya, a high-speed re-creation of an alpine snowmobile trip through the snow-capped peaks and valleys of the famous mountains.

    The Billings Outpost Frontpage 2010

  • The Tanglang range of the Himalaya is the wall in the sky that separates South Asia from the Tibetan plateau to the north.

    Kasama Mike E 2010

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