The companion web site to NOVA programs on Mt. Everest: Lost on Everest, High Exposure: Humans at Altitude, Climb, History and Culture, Earth, Wind, and ice, Previous Expeditions, and Resources.

Information on India and the Garhwal and Kinnaur areas. Learn about India's economy, political system and resources. Hear from the local people about their lives.

This lesson builds upon a National Geographic film covering George Mallory's effort to climb Mount Everest in 1924. It examines the evolution of the equipment used to climb Everest, comparing today's equipment to that used by Mallory in...

This lesson plan builds upon a National Geographic film covering George Mallory's effort to climb Mount Everest in 1924. It looks at the physical features of mountains, and the landform features of Mount Everest that present challenges...

The "Mundo" area of Canal Kids highlights forty of the world's natural and historical wonders. Pick a location from the drop-down menu and get background information on the Parthenon, Mount Fuji, the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of...

On this relief map of India from the Perry Castaneda Collection, you can easily see the major physical features of India along with the major cities and the states.

See how Bhutan nestles between its much larger neighbors, India and China, on this map from the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

Study climate change with Google Earth, explore glaciers in the Himalayas, and learn how to avoid lava destroying a home in Hawaii with these three expert-developed lesson plans.

Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the...

Explains what is meant by the Theory of Continental Drift, its earliest proponents, the stages of continental drift, the causes related to tectonic plate movement, the evidence that has been found, and how the Himalaya Mountains offer...

Much of China, a country slightly larger than the continental United States, is hilly or mountainous. To its east lies the Pacific Ocean; to its south thick jungles. Mountains in the southwest connect in the west with the Himalayas,...

Extensive examination of the plateaus in China. Includes a look at how plateaus and rivers affect the geography of China.

A site detailing Buddha and the fundamentals of Buddhism. Provides a brief history of India in relation to the growth of the spiritual movement.

Features a country profile of the Kingdom of Bhutan, background details, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and much more.

This organization works to protect the snow leopard and to educate people about this endangered species.

Mount Everest has the highest altitude on the planet but how did it get so tall? Educator Michele Koppes looks deep into our planet's crust, where continental plates collide, to find the answer.

Four Googlers decided go on a trip to Everest Base Camp in 2011. They loaded their packs with cameras, tripods, wide-angle lenses, solar chargers, batteries, and laptops, and hopped on a plane to Nepal. They captured a collection of...

There seems to be some confusion around the various legends of the Yeti. Usually the "sightings" refer to a large ape-man that wanders in the snowy heights of the Himalaya Mountains. Fact or fiction? This site offers some thoughts.

Details about Godwin-Austen's geographic explorations, especially in the Himalayas where he was considered one of the greatest mountaineers of his time.

In northern Pakistan, in the high valley of Hunza, food practices have changed profoundly during the last 50 to 60 years. For decades, access to Hunza, in the heart of the Karakoram mountains (Western Himalayas), was quite difficult. But...

Learn about the geography of the world's mountain ranges such as the Himalayas, Rockies, Andes, and Alps on this site.

"Asia" is a term invented by the Greeks and Romans, and developed by Western geographers to indicate the land mass east of the Ural Mountains and Ural River, together with offshore islands such as Japan and Java. Culturally, no "Asia"...

Brief look at the geography of China.

Brief article reports on the suspension of climbing on Mount Everest following a tragic avalanche.