Abstract
Received 12 December 1998; Accepted 1 September 1999 Introduction Chamoli is the second largest district in the state of Uttar Pradesh with an area of 9130 sq.km. having a population of about 40 people per sq.km. as compared to 377 for the state (Anonymous, undated). However, some parts of Chamoli have now been included in a newly announced and established district of Uttarakhand (Rudraprayag), but the boundary is yet to be demarkated. For the purpose of present investigation, old existing records regarding geography of District Chamoli are given here. The district is situated in the central part of western Himalaya, lying between 29055'N to 3102'N and 78054'E to 8002'E. It is surrounded by Tibet and Uttarkashi District on its north, Pauri in the south, Almora and Pithoragarh in the east and by Tehri Garhwal in the west. The important peaks in different mountain ranges are Nanda Devi, Trishuli, Nanda Ghungti, Chaukhamba and Neelkanth.
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