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Natural
Features
Location:
Nepal is a sovereign independent kingdom situated on the
southern slopes of the mid-Himalayas, the formidable
range of eternal shows. It is located between 26o22' and
30o27' north latitude and 80o4' and 80o12' east
longitude.
Total land area is 147,181 square kilometers, and its
borders are contiguous with the Indian border in the
west, south and east and with Tibetan autonomous region
of the People's Republic of China in the north.
Nepal's boundary limits are as follows:
In the east, the Mechi River and Singallia ridge
separate the country from Sikkim and West Bengal.
In the south, the boundary pillars and about nine meters
of no-man's land on either side demarcate the Nepalese
territory from the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar
and Uttar Pradesh.
In the west Mahakali River is the natural border
separating the Kingdom from Uttar Pradesh.
Nepal's northern boundary merges with the Tibet
Autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
Nepal is a land-locked country, the nearest seacoast
being 1,127 kilometers away in India.
Features:
The major part of the country is of high mountains and
rolling hills. It accounts for about 83% of the total
land and the plain of Terai occupies the remaining 17%.
Altitude varies from 152 meters above the sea level in
the Terai in the south to 8848 meters in the north
Himalayas.
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