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TrekMapGPS - Lukla to Everest - Home & Education-Sports
12/Sep/2006
Reviewer:
LUKLA TO EVEREST is the first in an exciting new series of Garmin-compatible digital maps covering the major trekking and climbing regions of Nepal and the Himalaya. TrekMapGPS products install on a PC for uploading to your GPS unit. The maps can be previewed in Garmin?s MapSource (not included) or other compatible software for route planning or reviewing. Upload to your GPS using MapSource or an upload utility such as SendMap20 by cGPSmapper. Plan your trip using Garmin?s Trip & Waypoint Manager or other compatible software. Compatible GPS units include GPSmap, eTrex, Quest, Rino and zuno models.<P>
FEATURES:<BR>Over 600 searchable Points of Interest (POIs), including:
120+ towns and villages (?City? searchable), 275+ elevation spots, 20+ passes, 60+ summits, 50 glaciers and nearly 250 lakes, schools, hospitals/clinics, places of worship, airports and other places of interest, bridges and other man-made objects, 100+ miscellaneous labelled locations, 60+ accommodation areas and campsites.
Contours at 40m / 200m / 1000m intervals.
All major trekking routes, tracks and paths.
Rivers and streams.
International and National Park borders.
Please note: the map is not routable.<P>
AREA COVERED:<BR>
E86°36.750' to E87°02.507', N27°37.077' to N28°06.052' (Gokyo summit in the west to Baruntse summit in the east, 1.7km south of Lukla to 6km north of Everest summit).<P>
TOWNS/VILLAGES INCLUDING:<BR>
Lukla, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, Pangboche, Dingboche, Chhukhung, Gorak Shep, Gokyo.<P>
SUMMITS INCLUDING:<BR>Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Pumo Ri, Baruntse, Ama Dablam, Kangtega, Peak 41, Kusum Kanguru, Taboche Peak, Island Peak, Kangchung Peaks.<P>
A small sample area of the map is freely downloadable from http://www.trekmapgps.mtnstream.org/Buy.html for perusal and compatibility checking if you have any doubts before purchasing the full product. Full installation instructions are included.
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