page_title: Geography of Nepal
section_title: Himal
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Nepal / Landform regions / Himal
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Himalaya von oben gesehen English: Himalaya from the International Space Station. In addition to looking heavenward, NASA helps the world see the Earth in ways no one else can. Astronauts on board the International Space Station recently took advantage of their unique vantage point to photograph the Himalayas, looking south from over the Tibetan Plateau. The perspective is illustrated by the summits of Makalu [left (8,462 metres; 27,765 feet)], Everest [middle (8,848 metres; 29,035 feet)] , Lhotse [middle (8,516 metres; 27,939 feet)] and Cho Oyu [right (8,201 metres; 26,906 feet)] -- at the heights typically flown by commercial aircraft. Français&#160;: L'Himalaya vu de la Station spatiale internationale. La NASA ne fait pas que regarder les étoiles, mais utilise aussi ses points de vues uniques pour observer la terre. Cette vue de l’Himalaya a été prise depuis la Station spatiale internationale, avec le plateau tibétain au premier plan. On peut voir les sommets du Makalu (8 462 mètres, à gauche), de l'Everest (8 848 m, au milieu), du Lhotse (juste à droite de l'Everest, 8516 m) et du Cho Oyu (tout à droite, 8 201 m d'altitude). L'altitude de ces sommets correspond aux altitudes de vol des avions de ligne. Suomi: Himalaja kansainväliseltä avaruusasemalta kuvattuna 日本語: 国際宇宙ステーションから撮影したヒマラヤ山脈。チベット高原から南方を見た時の図。エベレストが中央付近に見える。 Italiano: L'Himalaya fotografata dalla stazione spaziale internazionale, con l'altopiano del Tibet in primo piano. Si possono notare le cime dei monti Makalu (8462 metri, in alto a sinistra), Everest (8848 metri, in centro), Lhotse (8516 metri, appena sopra l'Everest sulla foto) e Cho Oyu (8201 metri, a destra). Queste altezze corrispondono a quelle raggiunte dagli aerei di linea. 中文: 從國際太空站上拍攝的喜瑪拉雅山脈照片。除了往天空方向觀看喜瑪拉雅山之外，美國太空總署協助世人從一個普通人無法達成的角度拍攝了喜瑪拉雅山脈。國際太空站上的太空人利用了他們特殊的優勢拍攝了這張照片。這張照片的角度是從西藏高原往南看的。
context_page_description: Nepal measures about 880 kilometers along its Himalayan axis by 150 to 250 kilometers across. It has an area of 147,181 square kilometers.
  Nepal is landlocked by India on three sides and China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north. West Bengal's narrow Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck separate Nepal and Bangladesh. To the east are India and Bhutan. Nepal depends on India for goods transport facilities and access to the Indian Ocean, even for most goods imported from China.
context_section_description: Himal is a mountain region containing snow.
  The Mountain Region or Parbat begins where high ridges (Nepali: लेक; lekh) begin substantially rising above 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) into the subalpine and alpine zone which are mainly used for seasonal pasturage. By geographical view, it covers 15% of the total area of Nepal. A few tens kilometers further north the high Himalaya abruptly rise along the Main Central Thrust fault zone above the snow line at 5,000 to 5,500 metres (16,400 to 18,000 ft). Some 90 of Nepal's peaks exceed 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) and eight exceed 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) including Mount Everest at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) and Kanchenjunga at 8,598 metres (28,209 ft).
  Unlike the Mahabharats, the Himalayas are not continuous across Nepal. Instead, there are some 20 subranges including the Kanchenjunga massif along the Sikkim border, Mahalangur Himal around Mt. Everest. Langtang north of Kathmandu, Annapurna and Manaslu north of Pokhara, then Dhaulagiri further west with Kanjiroba north of Jumla and finally Gurans Himal in the far west.
caption: Perspective view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. (annotated version)
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