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Nepal
is situated in the central region of the
Greater Himalaya and it contains more
of the worlds highest mountains than any
other country. These include Makalu, Lhotse,
Annapurna, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri and of
course, Everest. As in Bhutan and Sikkim,
the brief but heavy monsoon nourishes
an abundance of exotic vegetation which
cloak the hills with bamboo and a multitude
of other plants, flowers and trees. Pleasant
rural villages are linked by paths through
paddy-fields, forest and yak-pasture,
giving trekkers access to the foothills
and mountains beyond.
Kingdom
of Nepal
The Kingdom of Nepal lies along the central
section of the Greater Himalaya, bordered
by Tibet to the north and India to the
east, south and west. It encompasses many
of the world's highest mountains, including
Mount Everest (29,128 ft./8,878 metres)
which lies on its northern border. The
terrain and climate define three distinct
regions. The southern lowlands (Terai
Region) of Nepal has a hot, tropical Indian
climate. The central hill areas have a
cooler sub-tropical climate and the northern
region has an alpine climate. The latter
two areas are dissected by deep valleys,
formed by run-off from the monsoon and
snow melt-water.
The
country can be divided into three main
geographic regions :
The
Himalayan Region : The altitude
of this region ranges between 4877 meters
and 8848 meters with the snow line running
around 4848 meters. It includes 8 of the
14 summits in the world which exceed an
altitude of 8000 meters. (1) Sagarmatha
(Mt. Everest) 8848 m, (2) Kangchenjunga
- 8586 m, (3) Lhotse - 8516m, Makalu -
8463m, (5) ChoOyo- 8201 m, (6) Dhaulagiri
- 8167m, (7) Manaslu - 8163m, and Annapurna-
8091 m.
Mountain
Region : This region accounts
for about 64 percent to total land area.
It is formed by the Mahabharat range that
soars up to 4877 meters. To its south
lies the lower Churia range whose altitude
varies from 610 meters to 1524 meters.
Terai
Region : The low-land Terai region
which has a width of about 26 to 32 kilometers
and a maximum altitude of 305 meters,
which occupies about 17% of total land
area of the country. Kechanakawal the
lowest point of the country with an altitude
of 70 meters lies in Jhapa District of
the eastern Terai.
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