Mount Everest
Mount Everest called Chomolungma or Qomolangma in Tibetan or Sagarmatha in Nepali is the premier mountain on Earth, as calculated by the height of its peak above sea level, comes to 8,848 m or 29,028 ft. The mountain, that constitutes a part of the Himalaya range of Asia, it's a positioned on the edge amid Sagarmatha Zone (Nepal). The popularity of Mount Everest among-st climbers can be estimated from the fact that by the end of the 2007 climbing season about 3,679 ascents had been undertaken to the summit by about 2,436 individuals.
However the death toll has been reported to have been around 210 fatalities on the mountain, wherein conditions are so complex that most corpses have been left as and where they fell; of which some are noticeable from customary climbing routes. The climbers who undertake the journey to the pinnacle of Mount Everest vary from qualified mountaineers to comparative beginners who are dependent upon their paid guides to reach onto the top. This is why, the climbers from an important source of tourist revenue for Nepal, wherein the local Government also necessitates all the potential climbers to get hold of a costly sanction, with the price tag of up to $25,000 (USD) for each individual.
Chitawan National Park
Chitawan National Park is rich in flora and fauna, including one of the last populations of single-horned Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and the Bengal Tiger Pathera tigris. The area was known as 'Four Mile Forest' (char kose jhadi) in Nepali, and a hunting reserve for big game hunting until 1951. The park is now a popular destination for ecotourists and includes canoeing, elephant rides, and guided jungle walks. Adjacent to the National park in the east of the Parsa Wildlife Reserve (49.900 ha) and further east of Bara Hunting Reserve (25.900 ha). In the south of Chitawan is contiguous with the Indian Valmiki Tiger Reserve. The vegetation consists mainly of moist deciduous forests, with the sal as dominating tree species. In the Chiria Hills pine trees predominate. On the floodplains of the large Rivers, by name the Rapti, the Reu and the Narayani there are large areas covered with Elephant grass alternating with riverine Forests mainly composed of Simal, Khair, and Sisau trees.
The Chitawan National Park is home to at least 43 species of mammals, 450 species of Birds, and 45 species of amphibians and reptiles. Elephants and Indian Rhinos are the largest species found in the park, but a lot of other large herbivores are found in the park, gaur, sambar deer, Indian muntjac, Chital, Hog deer, Mainland serow, chousingha and wild boar. Three large predator species, Tigers, Leopards, Dholes prey on them and carrion eaters like striped hyenas are also found. Sloth bears are among the main attractions of the park. Smaller carivore species are golden jackal, yellow-throated marten, ratel, smooth coated otter, small Indian civet, large Indian civet, spotted linsang, common palm civet, binturing, small Indian mongoose, Indian grey mongoose, crab eating mongoose, leopard cat, marbled cat and fishing cat. Further mammal species found in the park are rhesus monkeys, hanuman langurs, Indian pangolin, northern palm squirrel, red giant flying squirrel, particoloured flying squirrel, Indian porcupine, hispid hare, Indian hare and ganges dolphin. Among the reptiles marsh crocodiles, gharials and Indian python are the largest.
Chitawan Natioanl Park covers an area of 932 km2 and is the oldest National park pf the Nepal established in 1973. It was granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It is located at the foot of the Himalayas in the Terai region.
Kali Gandaki Gorge
The Kali Gandaki Gorge or Andha Galchhi is the gorge of the Kali Gandaki (or Gandaki River) in the Himalayas in Nepal, by some measures the deepest gorge in the World. The upper part of the gorge is also called Thak Khola after the local Thakali people who became prosperous from trans-himalayan trade. The gorge separates major peaks Dhaulagiri (8167 m) to the west and Annapurna (8091 m) to the east. According to the difference between the river elevation and the peaks, this is the world deepest gorge. The river runs at elevations between 1300 and 2600 meters, 5500 to 6800 meters lower than the peaks. The river is older than the Himalayas. As tectonic activity forced the mountains higher, the river cut down through the uplift. The Kali Gandaki rises along the Tibet border and coincident Ganges-Brahmaputra divide and flows south through the ancient Mustang.
The gorge begins at Kagbeni where Himalayan ranges begin to close in. The river continues southwards past Jomsom, Marpha and Tukuche to the deepest part of the gorge in the area of lete. The gorge then broadens past Dana and Tatopani towards Beni. The Kali Gandaki gorge has been used as a trade route between India and Tibet for centuries. Today, it is part of a popular trekking route from Pokhara to Muktinath, part of the Annapurna Circuit. The gorge is within the Annapurna Conservation area.
Kanchenjunga Mountain
Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the World (after Mount Everest and K2), with an elevation of 8,586 meters (28,169 ft). Kanchenjunga translated means 'The Five Treasures of Snows', as it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 meters, the treasures representing the five repositories of God, which are Gold, Silver, Gems, Grain and Holy books. Kanchenjunga is also called Sewalungma in the local Limbu Language and is considered sacred in the Kirant religion. Three of the five peaks (main, central and south) are on the border of North Sikkim district of Sikkim, India and Taplejung District of Nepal, While the other two are completely in Taplejung District.
Nepal is home to the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Project run by the World Wildlife Fund, in association with HMG in Nepal, the sanctuary is also home to the Red Panda and other snow animals, birds and plants. India's side of Kanchenjunga also has a protected park area called the Kanchenjunga National Park. Until 1852, Kanchenjunga was assumed to be the highest Mountain in the World, but calculations made by the British Great Trigonometric Survey in 1849 came to the conclusion that Mount Everest (known as peak XV at the time) was the highest and Kanchenjunga the third highest. Kanchenjunga was first climbed on 25 May, 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band of a British expedition. The British expedition honored the belief of a Sikkimese, who hold the summit sacred by stopping a few feet short of the actual summit. Most successful summit parties since then have followed this tradition.
Tilicho Lake
Tilicho Lake is one of the highest lakes in the World. It is 4,949 m high in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas in Nepal. Another source lists Lake Tilicho as being 4,919 meters high (16,138 ft). Mountain lakes are known to geographers as tarns if they are caused by glacial activity. Tarns are found mostly in the upper reaches of the Himalaya, above 5,500 meters. Due to the extremely inhospitable surrounding terrain and the difficulties associated with reaching the area, this Lake is rarely visited by outsiders.
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