Glaciers
The Himalayan region abounds in glaciers. Most of the big glaciers lie in the eastern Himalaya. The western Himalaya receives only small amount of rainfall but heavy snows in winter. The source of some of Nepal’s mightiest rivers are in fact glaciers.
Nepal’s largest glaciers lie in the khumbu and Makalu ranges. Khumbu has the biggest glacier and Langtantg the longest. Kangchenjunga, Yalung, Nupchu and Lamtang are some other glaciers in the eastern Himalaya. Tukche and Hidden Valley Glaciers are in the central Himalaya but these are comparatively small. Eroding the land Himalayan landscape in the form of gigantic cirques and rock basins, hanging valleys and morainic ridges.
Lakes
There are
number of lakes of glacial and tectonic origin in Nepal. The mountain lakes
Rara, Phoksundo and Phewa are majestic in both size and beauty.
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| Fewa Lake Pokhara |
Rara Lake, in
Mugu district of western Nepal, is the country’s largest lake. Phewa Tal at
Pokhara is the most popular among tourists. Lake phoksundo in Dolpa district is
large but less known the Phewa Lake due to its difficult approach. Rupatal and
Begnastal (pokhara),
Gaduwaltal (chitawan), satyavatoiti (palpa), Khaptaddaha
(Doti), Barhakunetal (Dang), Surma sarobar (Baihjang) and TIlicho (manang) are
some of Nepal’s other well-known lakes.
Gosaikunda
and other lakes in the Langtang Himal region are of religious signification
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Climate and Rainfall
Weather conditions in Nepal
vary from region to region. Summer and late spring temperatures ranges from
about 287 degrees Celsius in the hill region of the country to more than 40
degrees in the Terai. In winter, average maximum and minimum temperatures in
the Terai range from a brisk 7 degrees to a mild 23 degrees. The central
valleys experiences a minimum temperature often falling below the freezing
point and a chilly 12 degrees maximum. Much colder temperatures prevail at higher
elevations. The kathmandu Valley, at an altitude of 1,310 meters, has a mild
climate, ranging from 19 to 27 degrees in the summer, and 2 to 20 degrees in
the winter.
The annual rainfall in
kathmandu generally exceeds 1,300 mm. the mean annual rainfall ranges from less
then 250 mm. in the north central part of the country, near the Tivetan
plateau, to more than 6,000mm. along the southern slopes of the Annapurna
ranges in central Nepal. Most of the country averages between 1,500 and 2,500
mm. about 80% of the rainfalls during the monsoon period, approximately from
the end of june to the middle of September.
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