World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Orissa

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Bengal

Pradesh

Bihár

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(Tibet)

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QINGHAI

BHUTAN

BANGLADESH

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MYANMAR

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CHINA

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DHAKA

KATHMANDU

Allahábád

Bareilly

Kolkata

(Calcutta)

Dhanbád

Gangtok

Gaya

Guwáháti

Jabalpur

Kánpur

Lucknow

Patna

Ránchi

Váránasi

Khulna Chittagong

Rájsháhi

Comilla

Jamálpur

Saidpur

Cuttack

Imphál

Raipur

Sylhet

Visákhapatnam

Birátnagar

Kohíma

Warangal

Dispur

Aksai Chin

(adminstered by China,

claimed by India)

Demchok/Dêmqog

(administered by China,

claimed by India)

Arunachal Pradesh

(claimed by China)

Mount Everest

29,035ft (8850m)

The northern ranges of the Himalayas contain the highest

mountains in the world, with average heights of more than

23,000 ft (7000 m) and many peaks higher

than 26,000 ft (8000m).

Cherrapunji, 4872 ft (1484 m) above sea level, has an average

annual rainfall of 450 inches (1143 cm), although most of this

falls during the monsoon – the winter is a virtual drought.

The highest-ever seasonal rainfall was 904 inches (2298 cm).

The heaviest hailstones

on record, weighing about

2.25 lbs (1 kg), are

reported to have killed 92

people in the Gopalganj

area of Bangladesh on

April 14, 1986.

The Kingdom of Bhutan is

the only country in the world

to measure the happiness

of its citizens.

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SOUTH & EAST ASIA