Darjeeling Backpacker’s Cryptomeria

Location:

• State: West Bengal
• Locality: Darjeeling: Ten minutes walk up the ridge behind Chowrasta

Botany:

• Common name: Japanese Redwood or Sugi: The Sugi tree is Japan’s national tree, and there can be found as an ancient temple tree. It is widely planted in China and India as a timber and forest tree.
• Botanical species: Cryptomeria japonica
• Botanical family : Cupressaceae [Cypress]

Geography:

• Latitude: 27.043099 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 88.268182 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 2108.9 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• From Ocean to Mountain
• Path : From Konark to Calcutta, and up to Darjeeling
• Date photographed: 23.02.10

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