Wednesday, June 23, 2010

MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL


Nepal is Situated on the lap of himalayas. Nepal is home to eight of the 14 highest mountain in the world. Mountain range extendes across the country from the eastern edge to the western edge. Mountains attracts the tourists from far and wide.
Mount Everest, 8848m high, is the world highest peak, which help to introduce our country Nepal all over the world. Adventure activities like mountaineering, trekking, Hikingcan be enjoyed in the mountain range.
3rd highest peak in the world is Kanchanjanga mountain which is 8586m high, is renowned as the qween of mountain.
Lhotse mountain is the 4th highest mountain, 8501m high.This lies in the south of mount Everest.
Makalu mountain which holds the tag of the 5th highest mountain in the world is 8463m high.It is located 14miles away from the Mt.Everest.
Cho Oyu(8201m), Dhaulagiri(8167m) and manaslu(8156m) mountains hold the tag of 6th, 7th and 8th highest peak respectively.
Annapurna mountain is the 10th highest peak in the world. Which is 8091m high.

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