Nature of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal is located between 30°22' and 30°12' north latitude and between 75°47' and 79-4' east longitude. Himachal is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir in the North, Uttaranchal in the South-East, Haryana in the South and Punjab in the West. Tibet lies in the East. Zanskar range separates Himachal Pradesh from Tibet. The territory is mountainous with altitude ranging between 350 to 7000 meters above the sea level. Total length of Himachal from north-west part of Chamba to south-east part of Kinnaur is 355 km. The breadth of Himachal Pradesh is 270 km from south-west part of Kangra to north-east of Kinnaur.