geography

The geography of nepal is divided into high mountains,mid hills and low lands.A wide range of ecosystem from sub topical jungles of the terai to the arctic conditions of himalayan highlands are found within an area of 147.181 square kilometers.
There are a total of 9 national parks,three wildlife reserves ,3 conversation areas,1 hunting reserve including 11 buffer zones in and around protected areas covering a total of 28,998,67 square kilometer(19.70%)of countries total land.nepal’s rich bio-diversity renders it ideal as an eco-tourism destination.
There are some famous national parks in nepal are as,CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK(932 sq km),SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK(1,148 sq km),BARDIA NATIONAL PARK(968 sq km),LANGTANG NATIONAL PARK(1,710 sq km),RARA NATIONAL PARK(106 sq km),SHEY-PHOKSHUNDO NATIONAL PARK(3,555 sq km),KHAPTAD NATIONAL PARK(225 sq km),MAKALU-BARUN NATIONAL PARK(1500 sq km),SHIVAPURI NATIONAL PARK(144 sq km) and so many wildlife reserves,SUKLAPHANT WILDLIFE RESERVE(305 sq km),KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE(175 sq km) and PARSA WILDLIFE RESERVE(449 sq km).and so many new visiting places are established.Nature has bestowed Nepal an amazing diversity in terms of topography besides the people and climate. Within a distance of a mere 150 km. the land rises from as low as a 100 m above sea level to the pinnacle of the Earth, Mt. Everest rising 8,848m into the sky. Within that short distance the climate amazingly changes from sub-tropical to arctic conditions. In between are hills and valleys covered in greenery, where people are fond of going to escape the heat of the low lying areas. Some of the popular hill stations are Nagarkot, Dhulikhel, Kakani, Daman, Bandipur, Tansen, Hile, Basantapur amongst others.