Facts about the Himalayan Mountains

Answer 1

Himalaya is Sanskrit for "abode of snow".

Mountain system in Asia, comprising a series of parallel and converging ranges and forming the highest mountain region in the world.

More than 30 peaks of the Himalaya rise to heights of 7,620 m (25,000 ft) or more, and one of these, Mount Everest (8,850 m/29,035 ft), is the world's highest mountain.

The vast Himalayan complex extends in an arc of about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) from the River Indus in northern Pakistan eastwards to the Brahmaputra River, across Kashmir in northern India, part of southern Tibet, most of Nepal, the Indian state of Sikkim, and Bhutan; the system covers an area of about 594,400 sq km (229,500 sq mi).

The extreme climate and challenging landscape of the range have made it the goal of many mountaineers.

Answer 2

This range lies mostly in Nepal ,India and Bhutan with a smaller portion in China and Pakistan.

Answer 3

The Himalayan mountains are in Asia.

Answer 4

The Himalayas resulted from tectonic plate movements that collided India into Tibet. Although considered as the highest mountain ranges in the world, these are also one of the youngest.

Answer 5

The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia. They are situated in Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.

Answer 6

first look at boundries well there is 3 ,convergent, divergent and transform now see mountaines are formed by two plates converging so your answer is a convergent boundary:)