The Himalayas, or Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has several peaks exceeding an elevation of 8,000 m including Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth. The mountain range runs for 2,400 km as an arc from west-northwest to east-southeast at the northern end of t…
The Himalayas, or Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has several peaks exceeding an elevation of 8,000 m including Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth. The mountain range runs for 2,400 km as an arc from west-northwest to east-southeast at the northern end of the Indian subcontinent.
Elevation: 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft)
Peak: Mount Everest, Nepal/China
Length: 2,400 km (1,500 mi)
Area: 595,000 km² (230,000 sq mi)
Countries: Afghanistan · Bhutan · China · India · Nepal · Pakistan
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