Shey-Phoksundo
IUCN IINational Park · 1984
3 599 km²
Subdivision · NPL
Dolphu
Nepal
ETPolar, tundra(79 %)
Species observed
7
Observations
8
Area
934,2km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
7 distinct species · 8 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
-5,0°C
Annual rain
1 286mm
Warmest m°
9,9°C
Coldest m°
-23,6°C
Elevation: 4 618 m on average (min 2 919 m, max 6 095 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-5,0°C
Annual rain
1 286mm
Warmest month
9,9°C
Coldest month
-23,6°C
Mean alt.
4 618m
Min
2 919m
Max
6 095m
Std. dev.
627m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(79 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
37,4g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
32,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Karnali
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
49,5g/kg
Clay
15,4%
Sand
52,4%
Silt
32,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
36,7g/kg
Clay
15,8%
Sand
51,6%
Silt
32,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
26,0g/kg
Clay
16,3%
Sand
50,5%
Silt
33,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.9%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil43.0%
Other (grassland, water…)53.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 1 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
70,8km
Lake surface here
0,14km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
11 293km²
Discharge in basins
59,5m³/s
Mean precip.
729mm/an
Mean T°
-0,1°C
Moisture idx
0,06
Max snow
33%
Mean runoff
700mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
4 626m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Langusub-area508 km²overlap475.89 km²51%
- Bassin de Takla Kholasub-area294,4 km²overlap280.22 km²30%
- Bassin de Tora Kholasub-area358,8 km²overlap108.21 km²12%
- Bassin de Mūgū Kholāsub-area797,6 km²overlap57.95 km²6%
- Bassin de Jagadulla Riversub-area1 009,3 km²overlap9.23 km²1%
- Bassin de Tora Kholasub-area586,3 km²overlap1.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Mugu karnali Nadisub-area1 100,8 km²overlap0.82 km²0%
- Bassin de 江曲藏布sub-area1 190,7 km²overlap0.12 km²0%
- Bassin de 江曲藏布sub-area1 532,9 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,1%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1
Shey-Phoksundo - Buffer Zone
IUCN VINational Park - Buffer Zone · 1998
1 308 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN