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 meters)
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
8) 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. In
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.
