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Nepal contains most of the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Eight of the fourteen eight-thousanders are located in the country, either in whole or shared across a border with China or India. Nepal has the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest at an astonishing height of 8,848.86m as well as 1,310 peaks over 6,000 m height.
A land cover map of Nepal using Landsat 30 m (2010) data. ICIMOD ’s first and most complete national land cover [ 24 ] database of Nepal prepared using public domain Landsat TM data of 2010 shows that show that forest is the dominant form of land cover in Nepal covering 57,538 km 2 with a contribution of 39.09% to the total geographical area ...
The list of peaks that follows is not complete, but the peaks are all notable. Island high points (whose prominence is equal to their elevation) can be found at the List of islands by highest point; hence most are not included below. Some well-known peaks listed here do not score highly by prominence.
This is the comprehensive list of all unclimbed mountains of Nepal. [1] S.N Name Height (metres) Mountain Region Caravan route 1: Amphu Gyabien: 5647: Mahalangur ...
Ama Dablam is a mountain in the eastern Himalayan range of Koshi Province, Nepal.The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 6,170 metres (20,243 ft).
Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the Indian subcontinent, the era in ancient Nepal when Hinduism was founded, the predominant religion of the
Pages in category "Mountains of Nepal" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Common English country name: Nepal; Official English country name: The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal; Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages; Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states; Adjectival(s): Nepali; Demonym(s): Nepalese (also 'Nepali') Etymology: Name of Nepal