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Wiki Loves Earth Nepal-2014

Wiki Loves Earth 2014 contest is a photography contest of Natural Heritage held in Nepal for the first time. This contest was on for the entire May of 2014.

Achievement edit

3665 photos uploaded by 137 users from different parts of Nepal during the campaign.Among them 115 (84% new users registered ) participated users are registered only after the competition started from May 1st and ended on May 31st 2014.

International Achievement edit

Two of our photographs were selected in short list of Top 28 photographs ,ranked as 23rd and 24th position in WLE among the 70,000 photographs worldwide.

Organizing Committee edit

Organizing team of Wiki Loves Earth competition consisted of following team members:

    • Nabin K. Sapkota - Coordinator
    • Krish Dulal
    • Nirmal Dulal
    • Saroj Dhakal
    • Sangam Gurung

Jurors edit

    • Mr. Ankur Sharma
    • Mr. Swapnil Acharya
    • Mr. Raju Bhandari
    • Mr. Devendra Gurung
  • Graph of uploads in Wiki Loves Earth 2014 campaign.


Winners edit

Position Photo Author Note:
2st
Mohan K. Duwal English: A view of Mount Machhapuchchhre (Mt. Fishtail) seen from Chomrong, Kaski, Nepal.

Elevation:6,993 m (22,943 ft) Prominence :1,233 m (4,045 ft)
नेपाली: नेपालको कास्की जिल्लामा अवस्थित छोमरोङवाट देखिएको माछापुच्छ्रे हिमालको एक मनोरम दृश्य ।
उचाई:६,९९३ m (२२,९४३ ft)

2nd
Thomas Fuhrmann English: A view from the Mount Everest Base Camp(Altitude of 5,364 metres (17,598 ft)) - Gorak Shep to Pheriche .

नेपाली: सगरमाथा आधार शिविरवाट देखिएको गोरकशेप देखि फेरिच्चे सम्मको एक मनोरम दृश्य ।

3rd
Ringi Sherpa English: The road descending from Nara La (pass) 4535 m Humla district, Nepal to the border of Tibet at Hilsa on the bank of Karnali river. The road is connected from Manasrovar Lake close by Mt Kailash in Tibet.

नेपाली: हुम्ला जिल्लाको नेपाल र तिब्बत सिमानामा अवस्थित घुमौरे सडक र साथमा रहेको कर्णाली नदिको एक मनोरम दृश्य ।

4th
Mohan K. Duwal English: Morning view of Mount Annapurna(Elevation :8,091 m(26,545 ft)) from Annapurna Base Camp, Kaski, Nepal.

नेपाली: नेपालको कास्की जिल्लामा अवस्थित अन्नपूर्ण आधार शिविरवाट देखिएको अन्नपूर्ण हिमालको एक मनोरम दृश्य ।

5th
Mohan K. Duwal English: A nice view of Mt. Ganchempo(Elevation:6387m) and range seen from Kyanjin Gompa, Langtang National Park, Rasuwa, Nepal.

नेपाली: नेपालको रसुवा स्थित लाङटाङ राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्जको क्यान्जीन गोम्पा क्षेत्रमा रहेको गनच्याम्पो हिमालको एक मनोरम दृश्य ।

6th
Ringi Sherpa English: A nice view of Gosaikunda(an alpine freshwater oligotrophic lake) situated at Langtang National Park, Rasuwa, Nepal located at an altitude of 4,380 m (14,370 ft) in the Rasuwa District with a surface of 13.8 ha (34 acres).

नेपाली: नेपालको रसुवा स्थित लाङटाङ राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्जको क्षेत्रमा रहेको गोसाइँकुण्डको एक मनोरम दृश्य ।

7th
Endra Rai English: A view of iceberg near Mt.Makalu

नेपाली: मकालु हिमाल समिपमा रहेको हिमशैलको एक मनोरम दृश्य ।

8th
Mohan K. Duwal English: A view of Dole Village and Mount Thamserku(Elevation:6,608 m (21,680 ft)) at the background, Khumbu region, Sagarmatha National Park on the way to Gokyo, Nepal.

नेपाली: सगरमाथा राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज स्थित डोले गाउँ र पछाडि देखिएको थामसेर्कु हिमालको मनोरम दृश्य ।

9th
Bijay Kumar Shrestha English: A view of Ice Lake situated at Manang district, Nepal.

नेपाली: मनाङ जिल्लामा अवस्थित एक हिमतालको मनोरम दृश्य ।

10th
Thomas Fuhrmann English: A view from the Mount Everest Base Camp(Altitude of 5,364 metres (17,598 ft)) - Tengboche to Dingboche .

नेपाली: सगरमाथा आधार शिविरवाट देखिएको टेङबोचे देखि डिङबोचे सम्मको एक मनोरम दृश्य ।

Award Ceremony edit

Event Date: Saturday 14th March
Venue: Siddhartha Cottage, Tinkune