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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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When is the best time to visit Himalayas?

The best time to climb Mount Everest would be during April and May before the monsoon arrives making it near impossible to climb or survive on the mountain.

How did India benefit from having the Himalaya mountains for its northern border?

They block the rain bearing monsoon winds from the Arabian sea and the bay of Bengal. Therefore, the North Indian plains receive plenty of rainfall.

There is a lot of snowfall in the higher regions of the mountains. The snow melts in summer. The rivers like the Ganga and Brahmaputra which rise among these ranges are fed by the waters of the melting snow. These rivers never dry up in the hot summer months.

They protect India from the cold, biting winds blowing from North Asia. So, the winters of North India are milder than those beyond the mountains.

These mountains with their high peaks and deep ravines are difficult to cross. Therefore, they prevented many invaders from easily invading our country. Thus, the role of Himalayas as a guard of our Northern boundary is very important.

The Himalayan rivers bring rich silt from the mountains and deposit in the plains below. This silt has made the northern plains very fertile.

There are thick forests on the Himalayas. They supply us with valuable timber, medicinal herbs, honey and wax etc. They also provide a home to innumerable birds and animals.

Why is the Himalayas famous?

Because its the chain of Mountains which have got 8 peaks over 8000 meters high including the Mt. Everest which is the highest.

Why is the Himalayas the youngest mountain but also the tallest?

Short answer: Erosion.

Long answer: The Himalayas are actually the tallest because they're the youngest. They started forming around 70 million years ago, when the Indo-Australian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate. Basically, India collided with Tibet and they are still rising at about 5mm a year. As a comparison, you can look at the oldest mountains. The Appalachian range in the eastern U.S. began forming about 480 million years ago and are subsequently very rounded and worn by the effects of erosion. Hope this helps!

What is the smallest peak of the Himalayas?

Some say lupgar sar others say Kora la so.........

How did the Himalayas influence China?

the Himalayan mountains affected china because they provided protection from the east.Also it isolated

How could small pieces of the Himalayas form new rock?

Over millions of years, the piled weight of eroded particles will squeeze the bits together on the sea floor. New rock will form

How do you protect Himalayas?

We can protect Mount Everest by being careful of what we do and leave behind. The biggest thing we can do to protect the mountain is to bring down all the rubbish that climbers tend to leave due to being exhausted after climbing. Today there is less rubbish on the mountain side than say 20 years ago.

What event caused the Himalaya mountain belt to form?

the collision of India with the continental land of Asia while the the continents where still in formation

Why is it so windy atop the Himalayas?

the windiest spot on earth is atop mount washtoint is new hampshire. a wind speed of 231 mile's per hour has been recorded threr.

What mountain range is mt. elbrus found in?

Mt Elbrus is on the Russian side of the Caucasus mountain range and is the tallest mountain in Europe.

What is the percentage of gas on top of Mt. Everest?

At the summit of Mount Everest there is approximately 33% of the oxygen that is available at sea level.