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Geographical Information: Nepal, a sovereign Independent
Kingdom, lies between 80 degree 12' east longitude and 26 degree
22' and 30 degree 27' north latitude. It is bounded on the north
by the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China;
on the east by Sikkim and West Bengal of the Indian Union on the
south by Indian States of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and on the west
by Uttar Pradesh of Indian Union. The length of the Kingdom is 885
kilometers east-west and its breath varies from 145 to 241 kilometers
north-south. Climatically, it lies in the temperate zone with the
added advantage of altitude.
The country can be
divided into three main geographic regions:
Himalayan Region: The altitude of this region ranges
between 4877 meters and 8848 meters with the snow line running around
48848 meters. It includes 8 of the existing 14 summits in the world
which exceed an altitude of 8000 meters. They represent. (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 upto 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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