Trekking in Nepal
Geography, flora & fauna of Nepal
Stretched across diverse picturesque landscape, Nepal lies
geographically sandwiched between China and India. Nepal encompasses total
surface area of 147,181 sq. km from the Himalayan range in the North to the
Indo-Gangetic lowlands in the South at the latitude 26°12' to 30°27' North and
the longitude 80°4' to 88°12'. Topographically, Nepal has lowland Terai Region
in the south, central lower mountains and hills in the middle and Mountain
Region in the north. On the basis of diverse ecological settings, regions have
been divided into Terai, Siwalik, Middle Mountain, High Mountain and High
Himalaya. Terai lies in the northern part of Indo-Gangetic plain extending
nearly 800 km from east to west and about 30-40 km from north to south
occupying 17% of the total land area with average elevation below 750 m including
Terai region, Bhavar Terai and Inner Terai. Siwalik is also called Churia Hills
and has elevation ranging from 700 to 1,500 m. Middle Mountain is also referred
as Mahabharat range which stretched on 65% of the total land area with
elevation ranging from 1,500 to 2,700 m. Kosi, Gandaki, Karnali and Mahakali
river meet the middle mountain at many junctions. High Mountains range from
2,200 to 4,000 m and are naturally resourced with phyllite, schists and
quartzite. The soil found here being shallow resist weathering. Where as High
Himalayas occupy 16% of the total land area of Nepal with elevation ranging
from 4,000 to above 8,000 m. This region accommodates the eight of the highest
peaks in the world; Mt. Everest [(8848m], Kanchanjunga [8586m], Lhotse [8516m],
Cho Oyu [8201m], Dhaulagiri [8167m], Mt. Makalu [8463m], Manaslu [8163m] and
Annapurna I [8091m].
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