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Himalayas

The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains is a mountain range in Asia that separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. Together, the Himalayan mountain system is the highest in the planet and is home to the highest peaks in the world, the eight-thousanders including K2 and Mount Everest.

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Is the Himalayas divergent or convergent?

Yes, the Himalayas are located on a convergent boundary.

There are three types of convergent boundaries:
-Oceanic-Oceanic
-Oceanic-Continental
-Continental-Continental

Of the three types, the Himalayas are considered to be Continental-Continental. Meaning, it's a collision between two continental plates.

What river flows from Himalayas to Arabian sea?

Answer The Ganges River flows eastward into the Bay Of Bengal. It flows into India to the Bay Of Bengal. Hindus bath in the Ganges River.

What created the Himalayas the Tibetan Plateau?

The Indian subcontinent colliding with the Asian plate

Are the Himalayas getting bigger?

The Himalayas are still growing because the Indo-Australian plate is still colliding with the Eurasian plate (Convergent plate boundaries), which makes it grow higher.
India is a sub-continent of Asia. It pushes against Asia causing an up lift in the Himalayas.

The world's tallest mountain range the Himalayas are on which continent?

Based on the formulation of the question which asks which continent has the world's highest mountain, the answer is Asia. The Himalayan Mountains contain most of the world's highest mountains.

3rd person to climb Mt. Everest?

There is no real 'last' person to climb Mount Everest because every year there are more climbers attempting to reach the summit.

Has anyone ever climbed to the top of Mt. Everest on foot?

Around 5,000 people from all over the world have reached the summit of Mount Everest to date.

How can you travel to the Himalayas?

You can take a helicopter to 9000 feet away if you are already in China. But you have to walk 30 miles to the end of the mountain.
To get to Mount Everest you get a plane from Kathmandu to Luka airstrip then you spend 7 - 14 days walking to the Base Camp. This walk will help you acclimatise in the higher altitude.

What type of land features are the Appalachians and the Himalayas?

The Appalachians are a mountain range in eastern North America, characterized by rolling hills and ridges formed primarily through tectonic forces and erosion over millions of years. In contrast, the Himalayas are a young, towering mountain range in Asia that was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, resulting in some of the highest peaks in the world, including Mount Everest. Both ranges are significant for their biodiversity and geological history, but they differ in age and elevation.

What Asian mountain is the worlds longest?

Himalayas contains nine of the top ten tallest mountains in the world, including Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. This makes the Himalayas not only the largest mountain chain in Asia, but also the largest mountain chain in the world. Also, the Himalayas is the longest mountain chain in Asia.

What is the middle Himalayas called?

The middle range of Himalayas is called Himachal range (lesser Himalayas or the Lower Himalayas)

What are the 3 major divisions of Himalayas from north to south?

The Indian Himalayas can be divided into three zones - the Shiwalik Hill or the Outer Ranges on the southern wing, the Middle Ranges like the Pir Panjal and the Dhauladhar, and the Greater Himalayas with the highest and oldest peaks (many of these are in Nepal).

What countries are surrounded by the Himalayas?

the greater Himalayas by the most liberal definition form at least part of the borders of china burma India bhutan Nepal & Pakistan

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tho it is debatable

perhaps Afghanistan tajikistan kyrgyzstan & even kazakhstan

but to say that mountains border countries is slightly inaccurate

usually it is only the ridge lines of the mountain ranges that are employed to form borders between countries

Where is the Himalayas located the country or countries?

Most of the Himalayas are located in Nepal, Bhutan and the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in India. The outlying parts of the range lie in Tibet, Pakistan (some in disputed territories) and Burma.

How do Himalayas influence the climate of Indian sub continent?

Himalayas affect India's climate by stopping the cold winds from the Siberia. and they also influence the monsoon rain clouds to rain over India 8-)
the himalayas act as a barrier against the cold winds blowing from Central Asia and prevent them from reachind india

What are the 3 parallel ranges of Himalayas?

the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas are :

1. Himadri- the highest ranges also known as the greater Himalayas.

2. Himachal- the lesser Himalayas,where we find most of the beautiful hill stations.

3. Shiwaliks- the outer Himalayas,filled with forests.

Why are the Himalayas getting taller and the Laurentians are getting smaller?

because they are on top of two tectonic plates the north American one and the pacific one. Hope this helps ;)

What natural resources are located in the Himalayas?

The two primary resources in Nepal are tourism and hydroelectricity. The main tourist attractions in Nepal are Mount Everest and other tall mountains.