Himalayas

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(place) by eric+ (5.5 y) (print) ? 1 C! I like it! Sat Jun 17 2000 at 8:18:29

The Himalayan mountain range extends across 2,415 kilometers from (from east to west) Pakistan to India to China/Tibet and Bhutan. The Himalayas form the southern border of the Great Central Asian Plateau. The Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra rivers all have their source in the Himalaya.

The largest mountains of the Himalayan chain are:

Everest -- 8,848 m
K2 -- 8,611 m
Kanchenjunga -- 8,568 m
Lhotse -- 8,501 m
Nuptse -- 7,861 m
Changtse -- 7,560 m
Khumbutse -- 6,665 m

(thing) by liha (3.7 mon) (print) ? I like it! Fri Oct 20 2000 at 14:51:33

"Himalaya" is a Sanskrit word which literally means "abode of snow" a term coined by people who travelled in these mountains in ancient times.

The Himalayas were began forming around 50-30 million years ago when the then separated continent of India collided with the Eurasian plate. This mountain range is relatively young and still experiencing uplift as the Indian continent moves northward at about 2-3 centimeters per year, making the Himalayas the tallest mountain range on Earth.

see plate tectonics

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No Noders in Bhutan? Import some! An E2 Gathering and frequent flier mile grab	Tibet	Bhutan	The Principles of Leverage, or A Pedal Powered Himalayan Jaunt
K2	Dipendra	Lovecraftian locations	Roof of the world
Kanchenjunga	Everest	Sanskrit	Brahmaputra
Cho Oyu	Tibetan	The Annotated High Flight	Tatra Mountains
Plate tectonics	Magma is the blood that spews from the earth	Nanga Parbat	Indian subcontinent
I can see the flying man	sherpa	sacred stones	Pakistan

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