List of natural monuments in Nepal

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The Natural Monuments of Nepal[1] includes mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, national parks, wildlife reserves, bird sanctuary, land terraces and flood way.[2][3] The Nepal Nature Conservation Act 1982 (Raastriya Praakrtik Sanrakshan Kosh Ain 2039 BS) was made to protect and develop the Natural Monuments of Nepal.[4][5][6][7] The monument list below is populated using the authentic information at Ministry of Forests and Environment.[8]

Mountains in Nepal

Main article: List of mountains in Nepal

Nepal contains part of the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Eight of the fourteen eight-thousanders are located in the country and the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest.[9][10]

Mountain/Peak metres feet Section Notes Photo
Mount Everest 8,848 29,029 Khumbu Mahalangur   Earth's highest from sea level
Kanchenjunga 8,586 28,169 Northern Kangchenjunga   3rd highest on Earth
Lhotse 8,516 27,940 Everest Group   4th highest
Makalu 8,463 27,766 Makalu Mahalangur   5th highest
Cho Oyu 8,201 26,906 Khumbu Mahalangur   6th highest
Dhaulagiri I 8,167 26,795 Dhaulagiri   7th highest
Manaslu 8,156 26,759 Mansiri   8th highest
Annapurna I 8,091 26,545 Annapurna   10th highest

National Parks of Nepal

Main article: Protected areas of Nepal

Nepal has 12 national parks.[11] Chitwan National Park is the first national park in Nepal established in 1973.

Name Photo Location Date formed Area
Chitwan National Park Nawalparasi, Parsa, Chitwan and Makwanpur
27°30′N 84°20′E / 27.500°N 84.333°E / 27.500; 84.333 		1973 932 km2 (360 sq mi)
Sagarmatha National Park Solukhumbu District
27°56′N 86°44′E / 27.933°N 86.733°E / 27.933; 86.733 		July 19, 1976 1,148 km2 (443 sq mi)
Langtang National Park Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhulpalchok
28°17′N 85°55′E / 28.283°N 85.917°E / 28.283; 85.917 		1976 1,710 km2 (660 sq mi)
Rara National Park Mugu and Jumla
29°30′N 82°03′E / 29.500°N 82.050°E / 29.500; 82.050 		1976 106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Khaptad National Park Bajhang, Bajura, Achham and Doti
29°16′N 80°59′E / 29.267°N 80.983°E / 29.267; 80.983 		1984 225 km2 (87 sq mi)
Shey Phoksundo National Park Dolpa and Mugu
29°21′N 82°50′E / 29.350°N 82.833°E / 29.350; 82.833 		1984 3,555 km2 (1,373 sq mi)
Bardiya National Park Bardiya District
28°23′N 81°30′E / 28.383°N 81.500°E / 28.383; 81.500 		1988 968 km2 (374 sq mi)
Makalu Barun National Park Solukhumbu and Sankhuwasabha
27°45′N 87°06′E / 27.750°N 87.100°E / 27.750; 87.100 		1992 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi)
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park Kathmandu, Nuwakot and Sindhupalchowk
27°47′N 85°23′E / 27.783°N 85.383°E / 27.783; 85.383 		2002 159 km2 (61 sq mi)
Banke National Park Banke, Salyan and Dang
28°19′N 81°54′E / 28.317°N 81.900°E / 28.317; 81.900 		12 July 2010 550 km2 (210 sq mi)
Shuklaphanta National Park Kanchanpur District
28°50′N 80°13′E / 28.833°N 80.217°E / 28.833; 80.217 		1976 (2017 - National Park) 305 km2 (118 sq mi)
Parsa National Park Parsa, Makwanpur and Bara
27°28′N 84°20′E / 27.467°N 84.333°E / 27.467; 84.333 		1984 637 km2 (246 sq mi)

Conservation areas in Nepal

Nepal has 6 conservation areas.[12]

Name Photo Location Area
Annapurna Conservation Area Manang, Mustang, Kaski, Myagdi and Lamjung 7,629 km2 (2,946 sq mi)
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Taplejung District 2,035 km2 (786 sq mi)
Manaslu Conservation Area Gorkha District 1,663 km2 (642 sq mi)
Blackbuck Conservation Area Bardiya 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi)
Api Nampa Conservation Area Darchula 1,903 km2 (735 sq mi)
Gaurishankar Conservation Area Ramechhap, Dolakha and Sindhupalchok 2,179 km2 (841 sq mi)

References

  1. ^ Planet, Lonely. "Nepal travel - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. ^ Satyal, Yajna Raj (2000-01-01). Tourism Monograph Of Nepal. Adroit Publishers. ISBN 9788187392095.
  3. ^ Pranjal (2015-02-19). Travel and Tourism of Nepal. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781496982681.
  4. ^ Pal, Pratapaditya (2018-10-15). Monuments of Nepal Revisited. Bayeux Arts Incorporated. ISBN 9781897411865.
  5. ^ "Nepal Nature Conservation Act 1982" (PDF). Government of Nepal (in Nepali). Department of Tourism Nepal. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Viśva sampadā sūcīmā Nepālakā sampadāharū [Monuments in Nepal]" (in Nepali). Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra, Sūcanā tathā Sañcāra Mantrālaya, Sūcanā Vibhāga. 2000. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  7. ^ "Mecīdekhi mahākālī [East to West, Nepal]" (in Nepali). Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra Sañcāra Mantrālaya, Sūcanā Vibhāga. 1975. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  8. ^ Ministry of Environment and Forests: "Report of Protected forests"
  9. ^ Messner, Reinhold (1999). All 14 Eight-thousanders. Crowood. ISBN 9781861262943.
  10. ^ "Department of Tourism - MoCTCA, Government of Nepal » Mountain Profile". www.tourismdepartment.gov.np. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  11. ^ "The Twelve Spectacular National Parks Of Nepal". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  12. ^ (Organization), Nepalnature com; Development, International Centre for Integrated Mountain; Technology, Nepal Ministry of Environment, Science, and (2007-10-01). Nepal biodiversity resource book: protected areas, Ramsar sites, and World Heritage sites. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. ISBN 9789291150335.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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