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Himalayas

Write detailed information on the Himalayan Mountains.

Answer 1

1. The Himalayas is one of the youngest fold mountains in the world, and it is a major mountain system of the Asian continent.
2. The Himalayas extend from Jammu and Kashmir in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east.
3. They stretch over 2,400 km in length and have an average width of 200-400 km.
4. They stretch across five countries: India, Nepal, Bhutan, China (Tibet), and Pakistan.
5. It is not a single mountain range but consists of many parallel ranges.
6. The southernmost range is known as the Shivalik range (Shivalik) and is the youngest of all the ranges.
7. Next to Shivalik lie the Lesser Himalayas, Greater Himalayas, and Trans-Himalayan ranges from south to north. These ranges are young to old, respectively.
8. These mountain ranges are further divided into the Western Himalayas (Kashmir Himalayas), Central Himalayas (Kumaun Himalayas), and Eastern Himalayas (Assam Himalayas).