ELEVATION ZONES

The elevation of Nepal ranges from about 60 meter to the summit of the world , Mt Everest 8848 meter. The contour lines that represent the Z dimension (height) clearly show the altitude of the different parts of the country . Elevation goes on increasing from  south to north . The terai belt is the lowest in elevation . The altitude below 1000 meter covers about 36 percent area of the country .Similarly about 55 percent area lies in the altitude of 1000-5000 meter and remaining about 9 percent area lies above the altitude of 5000 meter. More specifically ,about 1 percent area lies above 6000meter  that is covered by mountainous peaks . Similarly about 23 percent area lies below 500 meter elevatio