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 Hkakabo Razi - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
Hkakabo Razi is the highest mountain in Myanmar.
Although low in comparison with Himalayan giants Hkakabo Razi is perennialy snowcapped.
Hkakabo Razi lies in the Hkakabo Razi protected area, established in 1996 which covers over 3812 square kilometres.
www.peakware.com /peaks.html?pk=916   (184 words)

  
 MYITKYINA, Goldenlandpages <http://www.goldenlandpages.com>
Myanmar's highest snow-capped mountain Khakabo Razi (5881 m) lies in the Putao town, a half hour's flight from Myitkyina.
Mount Hkakabo is located in Naung Mon Township in Putao District of the Kachin State.
It is situated in the extreme North of Myanmar and is perenially snow-capped, being part of the Eastern Himalayan Region.
www.goldenlandpages.com /hotspots/myitky.htm   (389 words)

  
 Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Snow in Indonesia!
The highest peak in SE Asia is Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar's part of Himalayan Mountains (5881 m), it is snow-capped.
Actually the tallest peak in SE Asia is the Hkakabo Razi (5880 m) in the Myanmarese portion of Himalayan Mountains.
Hkakabo Razi is nearly 2kms taller than Kinabalu and 800 m taller than Puncak Jaya.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t48729.html   (1664 words)

  
 Hkakabo Razi National Park - Myanmar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On November 12, 1998 the Myanmar government designated a 1,500 square mile area as Hkakabo Razi National Park, based on recommendations from a WCS Science and Exploration survey team.
WCS staff scientists are working with the Myanmar Forest Department to train new park staff, write a five-year management plan for the park, and develop a community outreach program for people living within the park that provides them with essential goods such as salt, medicine, clothing, and tea.
WCS is also working with the government to propose Hkakabo Razi as a World Heritage Site.
savingwildplaces.com /swp-home/swp-explorationandsurvey/239435   (104 words)

  
 Northern Forest Complex Project in Myanmar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
By 1996, peace treaties between the central government in Yangon and the insurgent groups in northern Myanmar brought a new era of peace to the region.
Two of the country's largest protected areas, Hkakabo Razi National Park and Hukaung Valley Tiger Reserve, have been recently designated through our efforts, and two additional sites that connect and ex pand this entire protected complex include, Hponkhan Razi National Park and Sumphabum Wildlife Sanctuary.
All protected area staff in these areas are being trained and equipped with WCS assistance.
savingwildplaces.com /swp-home/swp-protectedareas/239687   (409 words)

  
 Rawang People
He traditionally supported his family primarily by hunting with cross-bow and poison-tipped arrows, an activity that is now prohibited in the new park preserve.
Rawang house at the village of Tezutu on the Aung Wang River in Hkakabo Razi.
Dawi, aged 45, the last male T'rung "Pygmy" in Burma, with his Htalu Rawang relative in the village of Krone, Hkakabo Razi.
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 Explore-Myanmar Booking conditions
Late in 2002 the WCS secured approval for Hponkhan Razi, a 1,000-square-mile reserve that links Hkakabo Razi to the Hukaung Valley.
After several expeditions to Kachin State in the late 1990s support mounted for the demarcation of the Hkakabo Razi National Park and the Hukaung Wildlife Sanctuary – an area of some 4,000 square miles.
A large stretch of splendor known as the Bhumba Bum to the southeast is also being earmarked for extra protection.
www.explore-myanmar.com /TREASURES_OF_MYANMAR_WILD_LIFE.asp   (654 words)

  
 Hkakabo Razi National Park - Myanmar (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
WCS staff scientists are continuing work with the Myanmar Forest Department to train new park staff, write a five-year management plan for the park, and develop a community outreach program for people living within the park.
As a result of WCS involvement in the area, there has been a noticable decrease in the amount of illegal hunting.
WCS is currently working with the Myanmar government to propose Hkakabo Razi as a World Heritage Site.
savingwildplaces.com.cob-web.org:8888 /swp-home/swp-protectedareas/239732   (149 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Hkakabo Razi (Southeast Asia Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
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Hkakabo Razi[kA´kAbO rA´zE] Pronunciation Key, peak, 19,296 ft (5,881 m) high, N Myanmar, on an outlier of the Himalayan system.
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 Myanmar travel information
The highland mountain areas can be seen on the eastern and southern areas bordering Thailand, on the northern Kachin state bordering China, on the western areas bordering Bangladesh and India.
The highest peak is Hkakabo Razi, in Kachin state, located 3 Kilometers from the border with Tibet (China).
The snow capped Khakabo Razi which is 5881m (19,296 Ft) high is also the highest peak in south east Asia.
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 Hkakabo Razi - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Hkakabo Razi, peak, 19,296 ft (5,881 m) high, N Myanmar, on an outlier of the Himalayan system.
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 Myanmar - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information
The other three bodies of water are all well to the east of the Malay Peninsula.
Hkakabo Razi is on the outskirts of the Himalayan mountains.
Fifteen hundred square miles of the mountain was designated as a state park on November 12, 1998.
www.funtrivia.com /en/Geography/Myanmar-12875.html   (816 words)

  
 Alan Rabinowitz - National Geographic Adventure Magazine (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On follow-up trips to help make the case for what he had started calling the Hkakabo Razi National Park, Rabinowitz would peer out the window of the little twin-engine Fokker F-27 as it droned toward Putao and see a whole other amazing landscape, the Hukawng Valley.
Eventually he proposed that Hkakabo Razi National Park consist of 1,500 square miles (2,414 square kilometers).
Swampier and less inhabited than Hkakabo Razi, Hukawng was big enough to sustain a healthy tiger population (a 2003 count indicated that as many as a hundred tigers remained in the valley).
www.nationalgeographic.com.cob-web.org:8888 /adventure/0512/features/alan_rabinowitz3.html   (2442 words)

  
 Karaweik M & J Tours, Myanmar(Burma)
It is also the place where the world-famous Myanmar's principle river, the Ayeyarwaddy, originates.
The highest peak in Southeast Asia - Hkakabo Razi rising 5881 metres is the landmark of the state.
Moreover, the state is also known for its precious natural resources of the best jadeite in the world.
www.karaweiktours.com /myitkyina.htm   (1070 words)

  
 Vol 11. No. 5, June 2003 - Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After several expeditions to Kachin State in the late 1990s, Rabinowitz helped establish the Hkakabo Razi National Park and the Hukaung Wildlife Sanctuary, which together encompass 4,000 square miles.
At the end of 2002, the WCS secured approval for Hponkhan Razi, a 1,000-square-mile reserve that links Hkakabo Razi to the Hukaung Valley.
The final piece of the puzzle is Bhumba Bum to the southeast, which Rabinowitz says is on its way towards approval.
www.irrawaddy.org /database/2003/vol11.5/article.html   (1559 words)

  
 Myanmar’s lovely lepidoptera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Butterflies may be classified in terms of their habitat as (a) Grassland Butterflies, (b) Woodland Butterflies and (c) Mountain Butterflies.
Myanmar, with its diverse natural environment, is home to all three types; butterflies being found all over the country, from the snowy mountains of Hkakabo Razi National Park in the far north to Cape Bayint-Naung at the southernmost tip of the Tanintharyi coastal strip.
Butterflies do not live in isolation but co-exist in a symbiotic relationship with flora.
www.myanmar.gov.mm /myanmartimes/no72/myanmartimes4-72/Timeouts/6.htm   (560 words)

  
 Hkakabo Razi - MSN Encarta
Hkakabo Razi, mountain peak, northern Myanmar, South East Asia.
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 Amazon.com: "Hkakabo Razi": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mountains The Himalayas rise in the north of Myanmar, and Hkakabo Razi, right on the border...
On the Tibetan border is Hkakabo Razi, the highest peak in Southeast Asia at 5,887 metres (19,314 ft).
Burma's highest mountain is Hkakabo Razi, which is 19,294 ft [5,881 m] high.
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 Essay #446 for Kalvos & Damian's New Music Bazaar
The result was good for Applied Science, but bad for Borraka B. Cromwell, who next found himself sprawled uncomfortably under the Yodeling Tree in Hkakabo Razi National Park in the Cofkab, or the COuntry Formerly Known As Burma.
The rest of the country is dominated by rugged mountains, highlands and elands.
In the north, near the border with China, is the Hkakabo Razi National Park.
kalvos.org /bazzr446.html   (851 words)

  
 Myitkyina Tour, Hotel & Travel Information
Jade processing and marketing, which make the capital rather cosmopolitan.
For mountaineering enthusiasts, expeditions to Mount Gamlan Razi would be an adventure.
Manu another animist festival held each year in January.
www.myanmarventure.com /myanmar/sights/myitkyina.html   (707 words)

  
 12 Days Myanamr Trekking Tour to Mt.Pon Gan Razi
THIT PIN GYI CAMP – KHAN TOUK MYIT CAMP - BASE CAMP – MT. PHON GAN RAZI – BASE CAMP - THIT PIN GYI CAMP – ZI UPPER SHAN KAUNG (departure every Friday) (L,D) Early morning flight to Putao, by Air Bagan.
It is a 5 hours climb up to the top of Mt. Phon Gan Razi.
From the summit you can see the Myanmar-Indian border and the snow covered mountains.
www.travel-myanmar.net /trekking_mt_phonganrazi_12days.htm   (1046 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Beyond the Last Village: A Journey Of Discovery In Asia'S Forbidden Wilderness: Books: Alan Rabinowitz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Working under the auspices of the Wildlife Conservation Society, his goal was to establish a wildlife research and conservation program and to survey the country's wildlife.
He succeeded beyond all expectations, not only discovering a species of primitive deer completely new to science but also playing a vital role in the creation of Hkakabo Razi National Park, now one of Southeast Asia's largest protected areas.
Beyond the Last Village takes the reader on a journey of exploration, danger, and discovery in this remote corner of the planet at the southeast edge of the Himalayas where tropical rain forest and snow-covered mountains meet.
www.amazon.com /Beyond-Last-Village-Discovery-Wilderness/dp/1559637994   (1885 words)

  
 Hkakabo Razi Photos - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
Hkakabo Razi Photos - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
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 Away.com : Nepal Travel Guide & Vacation Information | Away.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Walks on the Wild Side: Exploring the most enchantingly rugged places on earth is easy.
Burma or Bust: A half-mad dash to Hkakabo Razi seemed like a good idea at the time.
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 Hkakabo Razi Weather Forecast, Snow Report and Resort Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hkakabo Razi Weather Forecast, Snow Report and Resort Information
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Hkakabo Razi is the highest mountain in Myanmar 19,294 feet (5,881 meters).
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