Nepal: Geography#
| Location | Southern Asia, between China and India |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 28 00 N, 84 00 E 28.0,84.0 |
| Area | total: 147,181 sq km land: 143,351 sq km water: 3,830 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 147181 DBpedia: 147181 Geoname: 140800 Infoplease: 140800 Britannica: 147181 Wolfram: 147181 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,926 km border countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m (highest point in Asia) |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Mount Everest 8848 m; Kangchenjunga 8586 m; Kangchenjunga West 8505 m; Lhotse 8501 m; Makalu 8462 m According to Geonames: Mount Everest 8848 m; Kanchenjunga 8586 m; Makalu 8463 m; Dhaulagiri 8167 m; Manaslu 8163 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north |
| Natural Hazards | severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons |
| Natural Resource | quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore |
| Land Use | arable land: 16% permanent crops: 0.8% other: 83.2% (2011) |
| Climate | varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south |
| Irrigated Land | 11,680 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 210.2 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation |
| Large Cities | Kathmandu; Pokhara; Lalitpur; Biratnagar; Birganj Kathmandu; Pokhara; Patan; Biratnagar; Birganj [List Verified] Explanation: "The official name of Patan is Lalitpur" Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga - the world's tallest and third tallest - on the borders with China and India respectively |