Country With The Tallest Mountains
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Nepal is known as the country with the world's tallest mountains, including eight of the fourteen highest peaks on Earth.
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This is due to its location in the central and highest section of the Himalayan mountain range.
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The country's landscape dramatically rises from lowlands to peaks like Mount Everest within a short distance.
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It contains eight of the world's fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters, the highest anywhere on Earth.
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The country sits at the junction of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
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Nepal's terrain includes high-altitude valleys, glaciers, and sharp ridgelines that are characteristic of the Himalayas.
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The Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, is shared between Nepal and China.
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Nepal is the global centre for trekking and mountaineering, with significant cultural reverence for mountains.
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