"its harmonious setting within a dramatic landscape" (OUV)

"The rich diversity of species reflects the valley’s location within a transition zone between the Zanskar and Great Himalaya ranges to the north and south, respectively, and between the Eastern and Western Himalaya flora." (OUV)

Foothills

"giving rise to an exceptional range of eastern Himalaya landscapes and associated wildlife habitat" (OUV)

“Nestled at the foot of the Himalayas” (OUV)

"The property spans a large portion of the Hengduan Mountains, which is the major arc curving into Indochina from the eastern end of the Himalayas." (OUV)

Wolong: “a mixing zone between the subtropical flora of East Asia and the temperate flora of the Himalayan/ Qingzang Plateau” (AB ev)

"Encompassing the infinitely majestic snow capped peaks of the Great Himalayan Range" (OUV)

"This is due to its transitional location at the edge of the Sichuan basin and the eastern Himalayan highlands” (OUV)

“the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway located in the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal ... and the Kalka Shimla Railway located in the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh” (OUV)

"The property lies within the ecologically distinct Western Himalayas" (OUV)

“Manas is located at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas” (OUV), and “it is intricately linked to the Himalayas, including through the Manas River” (ICIMOD study 2021)