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Nepal is a landlocked country situated within
the Latitude of 26°20’N to 30°26’N & longitude
of 80°03’E to 88°15’E between the India and
China. She occupies 147,181sq.km of the surface
of the Earth and is rectangular in shape
carrying long history of her origin. It was
believed that there was the Tithes Sea between
Indian and Tibetan Plateau. India had then been
an Island separated from the Asian Landmass.
During the course of time the smaller Landmass
(India) started moving towards north to join
itself with the bigger Asian Landmass. During
such course of action that took thousands of
years and due to the pressure of those great
plates coming together the bottom of the Sea
started to rise slowly and formed the Mighty and
Majestic Himalayas. This movement is known as
Tartaric Movement. This fact has been amply
proved by the fossils of the marine life found
in the Kali Gandaki Gorge. She has the highest
mountain in the world as well as the deepest
George.
The nation is divided
into 3 topographical regions as follows:
Himalayan Region : This is the most
attractive region of Nepal which covers15% of
the whole land and is decorated with the snow
capped mountains for all season where the head
of the world situated along with other numbers
of mountains over 6000 m.. Life is tough here
with the lack of land for plantation of crops
and scarcity of food. Thus due to the above
factors and lack of the means of survival the
density of population is poor.
Mid Hill Region : It is the rich region
for green landscapes and for nice fields. It
covers 68% of the total land. The major cities
like the capital of the country Kathmandu and
scenic city Pokhara lie in this region. This is
the region with the reflection of Nepal’s
reality of being the kingdom in Himalaya along
with the Nepalese life.
Terai Region : Terai lies in the southern
part of the country. It covers 17% of the total
land. The climate is tropical here and the life
is more comfortable. The density of population
is more here now days. Once it was covered with
the dense forest so no people lived there with
the fear of Malaria. National Parks & Reserves
are in this region.
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