Lukla
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Lukla (Nepali: लुक्ला Nepali pronunciation: [ˈlukla]) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Province No. 1 of northeastern Nepal. Situated at 2,860 metres (9,383 ft) above sea level, it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest to arrive. Although Lukla means "place with many goats and sheep", few are found in the area nowadays.
Lukla contains a small airport serving the region, and a variety of shops and lodges catering to tourists and trekkers, providing western-style meals and trail supplies. From Lukla, travellers need two days to reach the village of Namche Bazaar, an altitude-acclimatization stop for those continuing on.[1] The airport has 527 (1,729 feet) meters single asphalt runway, making it the shortest commercial runways in the world. [2]
In August 2014, the Nepalese government announced plans to open the first tarmac road from Kathmandu to Lukla.[3]
Airport
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Lukla is served by the Tenzing-Hillary Airport. Weather permitting, twin-engine Dornier 228s and de Havilland Canada Twin Otters make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and Kathmandu. Lukla Airport has a very short and steep airstrip, often compounded by hazardous weather, resulting in several fatal accidents. It has been called the most dangerous airport in the world.[5][4]
Climate
Climate data for Lukla (Chaurikharka), elevation 2,619 m (8,593 ft), (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.9 (60.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 12.3 (54.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.9 (51.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | 3.0 (37.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 12.1 (53.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 5.8 (42.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.3 (0.72) | 30.3 (1.19) | 27.0 (1.06) | 60.1 (2.37) | 106.7 (4.20) | 321.5 (12.66) | 583.1 (22.96) | 570.1 (22.44) | 297.7 (11.72) | 63.6 (2.50) | 13.0 (0.51) | 14.7 (0.58) | 2,106.1 (82.91) |
Source 1: FAO[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Agricultural Extension in South Asia (precipitation 1976–2005)[7] |
References
- ^ Muza, SR; Fulco, CS; Cymerman, A (2004). "Altitude Acclimatization Guide". US Army Research Inst. Of Environmental Medicine Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division Technical Report (USARIEM–TN–04–05). Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Above, The Himalaya. "Lukla". Lukla.
- ^ Wright, Loveday (13 August 2014). "Highway to Everest: infrastructure at the expense of nature? | Asia | An in-depth look at news from across the continent". DW. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Which Everest Base Camp is Best:Tibet or Nepal?". 30 June 2019.
- ^ "World's Most Dangerous Airports". Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE OVER NEPAL (1976-2005)" (PDF). Agricultural Extension in South Asia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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