eco facts of Nepalby Sumeena Pangeni | 25-02-2020 00:31 |
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In contrast with its giant neighbors, Nepal is a small territory, however its wide and diverse variety of territories, extending from the humid wooded plains of the Terai, to the highest and iciest mountain peaks of the earth make this place an extreme world of its own. The Nepal nature is characterized by being stunningly mountainous, possessing 8 peaks of the 10 highest in the world called ¡®Eight-thousander¡¯, which is known in this way for having a land elevation higher than 8000 metres (26,247 ft) high above sea level, where Mount Everest with 8848 meters above sea level Earth¡¯s highest mountain and most recognized in the world. Nepal is an extreme territory both in altitude as depth and we confirm it through the existences of Kali Gandaki canyon with 4,375 meters is the second deepest canyon in the world. This canyon is formed by the Kali Gandaki River located across Himalayas between the largest summits on the planet, both over 8,000 meters high, which are Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. the park has implemented preservation and relocation actions, since this is home of the few remaining populations of Asian one-horned rhinoceros and is one of the last refuges of Bengal tiger. The Himalayas are the third largest deposit of ice and snow in the world, after Antarctica and the Arctic. There are approximately 15,000 glaciers located throughout the range. |
