Mount Everest webcam
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Kala Patthar
Kala Patthar, meaning 'black rock' in Nepali and Hindi, is a mountain in the Nepalese Himalayas. It appears as a big brown bump below the impressive south face of Pumori . Many trekkers in the region of Mount Everest will attempt to summit Kala Patthar, since it provides the most accessible point...
, a mountain in the Nepalese Himalaya
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
, at an altitude of 5675 metres (18,619 ft). The webcam captures video footage of the summit of Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
and is the highest webcam in the world. It was installed by Italian scientists as part of the Everest Share 2011 research project by the Nepalese Ev-K2-CNR team, which is intended to gather information regarding climate change by working together with the Everest weather station.
Features
The camera is an M12-type model made by the German-based company Mobotix. It is powered by solar cellSolar cell
A solar cell is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect....
s and operates from 6am to 6pm local time (UTC +5:45). It is capable of operating at temperatures as low as -30 C and broadcasts its live high definition video worldwide via the internet. It is expected to work in conjunction with the Everest weather station – located at an altitude of 8000 m (26,246.7 ft) on Mount Everest – to provide scientists with details regarding climate change.
Operation
The captured video is transmitted wirelessly to the Ev-K2-CNR Pyramid Laboratory/Observatory, located on the slopes of Mount Everest at an altitude of 5050 m (16,568 ft). The live video is analyzed in the observatory, then sent to Italy for further processing.Location
Kala PattharKala Patthar
Kala Patthar, meaning 'black rock' in Nepali and Hindi, is a mountain in the Nepalese Himalayas. It appears as a big brown bump below the impressive south face of Pumori . Many trekkers in the region of Mount Everest will attempt to summit Kala Patthar, since it provides the most accessible point...
was chosen as the location for the webcam because of its excellent view of the summit of Mount Everest, including both the north and south-west faces as well as the west ridge.
Highest webcam
As of May 17, 2011, it is the highest webcam in the world. When installed, it surpassed the previous record holder, a base camp at Mount AconcaguaAconcagua
Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas at . It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the Argentine province of Mendoza and it lies west by north of its capital, the city of Mendoza. The summit is also located about 5 kilometres from San Juan Province and 15 kilometres from the...
, Argentina, at an altitude of 4389 m (14,400 ft).