Which location is closer to the ocean, Kathmandu Valley or Australian Convict Sites?
Australian Convict Sites
Australian Convict Sites
Australian Convict Sites is a World Heritage property consisting of 11 remnant penal sites originally built within the British Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries on fertile Australian coastal strips at Sydney, Tasmania, Norfolk Island, and Fremantle; now representing "...the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts."
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley (Nepali: काठमाडौं उपत्यका , Nepalbhasa:स्वनिगः, नेपाः गाः), located in Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several pilgrimage sites for Hindus and Buddhists.
 There are seven World Heritage Sites within the valley.
Cascades Female Factory
The Cascades Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, is located in Hobart, Tasmania.
 Operational between 1828 and 1856, the factory is now one of the 11 sites that collectively comprise the Australian Convict Sites, listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO. Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust
The Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT) is an independent organization working to safeguard the historic architecture of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.
 KVPT was founded in 1991 by architectural historian Eduard Sekler, then team leader of the UNESCO Campaign to Safeguard the Cultural Heritage of the Kathmandu Valley, and is run by a team of Nepali architects and craftspeople in Patan, working closely with the Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology.
 Over the past two decades, KVPT has saved over 50 buildings throughout the valley including rest-houses, temples, monasteries, stepwells, palaces and homes.
 Seismic retrofit is an important component of almost every restoration project.
 Since 2006, KVPT has been working primarily on the complete restoration and adaptive re-use of the abandoned palace complex adjoining Patan Durbar Square. Architecture of Kathmandu
The architectural heritage of Kathmandu city is integral to that of the Kathmandu valley since all monuments have evolved over centuries of craftsmanship influenced by Hindu and Buddhist religious practices.
 The architectural treasure of the Kathmandu valley has been categorized under the well known seven groups of heritage monuments and buildings.
 In 2006, UNESCO declared these seven groups of monuments as a "World Heritage Site" (WHS).
 The seven monuments zones cover an area of 188.95 ha , with the buffer zone extending to 239.34 ha .
 The Seven Monument Zones (Mzs) inscribed originally in 1979 with a minor modification in inscribed year as 2006, are: Five monuments in Kathmandu – Durbar square of Hanuman Dhoka, Hindu temples of Pashupatinath and Changunarayan, the Buddha stupas of Swayambu and Boudhanath; and two monuments outside Kathmandu city limits, in the satellite towns of Patan and Bhktapur – Durbar square at Patan, Durbar square at Bhaktapur.
 Brief details of the five Kathmandu city monuments (template shows all seven for sake of completeness) are elaborated here. List of Malla Kings of Nepal
The Malla Dynasty was the ruling Khas Rajput (Thakuri) dynasty of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, from the 12th to the 18th century.
 At that time only the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding region was known as Nepal or Nepal Mandala and the citizens were known as "Nepa:mi" (in Newari).
 In the late 15th century, the Kathmandu Valley was divided into three kingdoms of Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon), Kathmandu (Kantipur) and Patan (Lalitpur).
 The Malla dynasty came to an end in 1769 when Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha invaded the valley, thus inaugurating the Shah dynasty of Nepal. Pashupatinath Temple
The Pashupatinath Temple (Nepali: पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर ) is a famous, sacred Hindu temple dedicated to Pashupatinath and is located on the banks of the Bagmati River 5 kilometres north-east of Kathmandu Valley in the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
 This temple is considered one of the sacred temples of Hindu faith.
 The temple serves as the seat of the national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.This temple complex is on UNESCO World Heritage Sites's list Since 1979.
 This "extensive Hindu temple precinct" is a "sprawling collection of temples, ashrams, images and inscriptions raised over the centuries along the banks of the sacred Bagmati river" and is included as one of the seven monument groups in UNESCO's designation of Kathmandu Valley as a cultural heritage site. Bisnumati River
The Bisnumati River, flowing in the Kathmandu Valley, originates at Tokha on Sivapuri Mountain, north of Kathmandu.
 It flows through the western part of old Kathmandu city.
 It is a holy river for both Hindu and Buddhist people.
 Literally, Bishnumati means "the beloved river of Lord Vishnu".
 Sobha Baghwati and Indrayani along with Kankeshowri temple - a few of the holiest places of the Kathmandu Valley are on the opposite banks of this river.
 Karbir Masan, a revered cemetery is also on the bank of this river.
 the tributaries of this river are Sapanatirtha Khola, Sangle Khola, Lhora Khola and Binap fall.
 Bisnap fall locates at the Shivapuri National Park just above the Muhan Pokhari. Stone inscriptions in the Kathmandu Valley
Stone inscriptions in the Kathmandu Valley refer to ancient stone slabs, pillars and pedestals with text carved on them.
 They are the most important sources for the history of Nepal.
 A vast majority of the inscriptions found in Nepal are from the Kathmandu Valley where they are an ubiquitous element at heritage sites.
 They consist of royal edicts and dedicatory notes on Hindu and Buddhist temples, stupas, statues, water spouts and other architectural structures. Ross Female Factory
The Ross Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, is located in the village of Ross, in the midlands region of Tasmania.
 Operational between 1848 and 1854, the factory is now one of the 11 sites that collectively comprise the Australian Convict Sites, listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO.