The Kingdom of Nepal covers an area of 147,181
square kilometers, and stretches 145?241 kilometers north to south
and 850 kilometers west to east. The country is located between
India in the south and China in the north. At latitudes 26 and 30
degrees north and longitudes 80 and 88 degrees east, Nepal is
topographically divided into three regions: the Himalaya to the
north, the hills consisting of the Mahabharat range and the Churia
Hills, and the Terai to the south.
Elevations are varied in the kingdom. The highest point is Mt.
Everest (8848 m) in the north and the lowest point (70 meters
above sea level) is located at Kechana Kalan of Jhapa District.
Altitude increases as you travel south to north To the north
temperatures are below 40 degrees Celsius and in the Terai,
temperatures rise to 40 degrees Celsius in the summer. During
June, July and August, the kingdom is influenced by monsoon
clouds.