The Himalaya Range

The highest mountain range Himalayas means “abode of snow” is the one of the youngest mountain ranges in the world. By extension Himalaya Range also include the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other lesser ranges. Karakoram is one of the Greater Ranges of Asia. Himalaya mountain ranges are the highest in the planet and home for the worlds highest peaks that include Mount Everest and K2.The Great Himalaya mountain is a source of some of major rivers in India as well as in the world. The second longest glacier in the world Siachen Glacier is also the part of Great Himalaya range. Great Himalaya also host some of the most amazing valley’s which contains group of most beautiful lakes in India such as Pangong Tso -Ladakh,Tsongmo Lake -Sikkim and and the frozen one Sela Lake of Tawang. Kangchenjunga and K10 Saltoro Kangri I are respective highest mountain peaks of Himalaya Ranges and Karakoram ranges in Indian territories.

1.     The highest mountain range of India, Himalaya literally translates to "abode of snow" from Sanskrit. 

2.     The Himalayan Mountain is the youngest range of India and is a new fold mountain formed by the collision of two tectonic plates.

3.     The Himalayan Mountain Range has almost every highest peak of the world and on an average they have more than 100 peaks with height more than 7200m.  

4.     Nanga Parbat and Namcha Barwa is considered as the western and eastern point of the Himalayas.

5.     Mount Everest is the highest peak of the world at 8848m. It lies in the Himalayan Range in Nepal.

6.     Himalayas is also the source of many great river ranges, including the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus.

7.     Himalayas also play a vital role in regulating the climate in northern India by preventing cold air from entering Indian mainland in winter season.