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Kharta〔Kharta is sometimes romanised as Kharda, Khata or Karta.〕 is a region in Tibet lying to the east of Mount Everest and centred on the Kharta valley and Kama valley.〔Kada is sometimes romanied as Karma.〕 The Kharta valley starts at the col at Lhakpa La at the head of the Kharta Glacier from which the Kharta Chu river flows east to join the Phung Chu just beyond Khata village. Nearby to the south, the Kama valley starts at the Kangshung Glacier at the foot of Everest's Kangshung Face, and the Kama Chu flows southeast to the Phung Chu. The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition discovered Kharta when reconnoitring ways to climb Mount Everest and managed to reach the North Col via the Lhakpa La. Since that time Kharta has not been used as a way to approach the summit of Everest but the two valleys have become a popular area for trekking. ==Geography== Starting at at Lhakpa La the Kharta Glacier descends about over a distance of some to its snout. The mountain Khartaphu is on the north of the col with Lakpa Ri () and Kartse () to the south.〔 〕 A second glacier descends from Kharta Changri () to the north, converging into the main glacier. Beyond and below the Lhakpa La to the west is the East Rongbuk Glacier, the traditional route for ascending Everest from the north. The glacial river Kharta Chu〔"Chu" is Tibetan for river〕 goes east for the length of the valley and then flows into the Phung Chu at a height of . The Phung Chu (called the Arun river in Nepal) descends a deep gorge as it cuts through Himalaya to join the Kosi River above Chatra Gorge. The Kama valley lies to the south, at its head being the Kangshung Glacier at the foot of the Kangshung Face of Everest. Kama Chu descends the valley southeast and somewhat parallel with Kharta Chu. Several passes cross north-south between the two valleys, the main ones being Karpo La, Langma La and Shao La.〔"La" means col or pass in Tibetan〕 Kharta and Kama lie in the Mahalangur Himal region of Himalaya in Tingri in Xigazê prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The region is in what was the traditional Tibetan province of Ü-Tsang. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kharta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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