Sikkim (Oct 2008)

A former Kingdom and a fascinating Himalayan Jewel, Sikkim is situated in Eastern Himalayas spreading below Mount Kanchenjunga (8,534m), the third highest mountain in the world. It is barely 7,096 sq. km in size but yet has an elevation ranging from 224 m to 8,540 m above sea. The state with a width pf approx. 64km is squeezed between the mountainous kingdoms of Bhutan and Nepal to the east and west respectively. The high plateau of Tibet lies 40 km to the north India’s and state of Bengal to its south.