Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya| Range Type | Politically-defined sub-range | | Highest Point | Kangchenjunga (8586 m/28,169 ft) | | Countries | India (38%), Bangladesh (31%), China (17%), Nepal (14%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | States/Provinces | Rajshahi (31%), Tibet (17%), Bihar (16%), West Bengal (15%), Sikkim (7%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | Area | 103,851 sq km / 40,097 sq mi
Area may include lowland areas | | Extent | 619 km / 385 mi North-South
333 km / 207 mi East-West | | Center Lat/Long | 26° 36' N; 88° 6' E | | Map Link | Microsoft Bing Map |
Search Engines - search the web for "Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya":
Wikipedia Search
Microsoft Bing Search
Google Search
Yahoo Search
|
Map of Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya
Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.
Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
Click Here for a Full Screen Map
| | Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya. | |
Major Peaks of the Sikkim-Eastern Nepal Himalaya| Ten Highest Peaks | | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range4 | | 1. | Kangchenjunga | 8586 | 28,169 | | | 2. | Yalung Kang | 8505 | 27,904 | | | 3. | Kangchenjunga South | 8476 | 27,808 | | | 4. | Kangchenjunga Central | 8473 | 27,799 | | | 5. | Kangbachen | 7903 | 25,928 | | | 6. | Zemu Kang | 7780 | 25,525 | | | 7. | Jannu | 7711 | 25,299 | | | 8. | Kangbachen Southwest | 7590 | 24,902 | | | 9. | Kumbhakarna East | 7460 | 24,475 | | | 10. | Jongsong Peak | 7420 | 24,344 | | | Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included. |
This page has been served 9170 times since 2004-11-01.
|
