Himalayas - Wikipedia
The Himalayas consist of four parallel mountain ranges from south to north: the Sivalik Hills on the south; the Lower Himalayas; the Great Himalayas, which is the highest and central range; and the Tibetan Himalayas on the north.
Geology of the Himalayas - Wikipedia
The geology of the Himalayas is a record of the most dramatic and visible creations of the immense mountain range formed by plate tectonic forces and sculpted by weathering and erosion.
Himalayas - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Himalayas are a mountain range in South Asia. The west end of the mountain range is in Pakistan. They run through Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh states in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. The east end is in the south of Tibet. They are divided into 3 parts: Himadri, Himachal and Shiwaliks.
Himalaya — Wikipédia
L'Himalaya s'étend sur plus de 2 400 km, depuis le Nanga Parbat, au Pakistan, à l'ouest jusqu'au Namche Barwa à l'est. Il comporte trois chaînes parallèles disposées en ordre d'altitude et d'ère géologique.
Himalaya - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
El Himalaya (del sánscrito हिमालय, himālaya [pr. jimaalaia], donde hima, ‘nieve’, y ālaya, ‘morada’, ‘lugar’) es una cordillera situada en el continente asiático, y se extiende por varios países: Bután, Nepal, China, Birmania, India y Pakistán.
Himalaya – Wikipedia
Der Himalaya ist das größte derzeit existierende Gebirge der Erde. Die mit ihm tektonisch zusammenhängenden Gebirgszüge wie das Karakorum-Gebirge besitzen Gipfel von über 8000 Meter Höhe. Sie bilden einen Teil des alpidischen Gebirgsgürtels und gehören zu den jüngsten Hochgebirgen der Erde.
List of Himalayan peaks and passes - Wikipedia
The interactive map on this page ranks Himalayan peaks above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) and is more inclusive. A peak has a different definition to a mountain and different authorities may use different definitions of either.
Great Himalayas - Wikipedia
The Great Himalayas (also known as Greater Himalayas or Himadri) is one of the four parallel sub-ranges of the Himalayas. [1][2] It is the highest in altitude and extends for about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) from northern Pakistan to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, passing through China, Nepal, and Bhutan.
Lower Himalayan Range - Wikipedia
Lower Himalayan Range in Tansen, Nepal with the Great Himalayas in the background.. The Lower Himalayan Range, also called the Lesser Himalayas or Himachal, is one of the four parallel sub-ranges of the Himalayas. [1] [2] It has the Great Himalayas to the north and the Sivalik Hills to the south.It extends from the Indus River in Pakistan to the Brahmaputra Valley in North East …
Ecology of the Himalayas - Wikipedia
The ecology of the Himalayas varies with climate, rainfall, altitude, and soils. The climate ranges from tropical at the base of the mountains to permanent ice and snow at the highest elevations. The amount of yearly rainfall increases from west to east along the southern front of the range.