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2 days ago · The Himalayas, or Himalaya (/ ˌ h ɪ m ə ˈ l eɪ. ə, h ɪ ˈ m ɑː l ə j ə / HIM-ə-LAY-ə, hih-MAH-lə-yə) [b] is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.
- List of Himalayan Peaks and Passes
The Kali Gandaki Gorge (a graben), [12] transects the main...
- List of Ultras of The Himalayas
This is a list of all the ultra-prominent peaks (with...
- Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau, [a] also known as Qinghai–Tibet Plateau...
- Indian Himalayan Region
The parts of India in brown and white, lying above the...
- Pangong Tso
Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake (Tibetan: སྤང་གོང་མཚོ; [3]...
- Himalaya (Disambiguation)
Himalaya, a 2004 travel book; Himalaya, a 1999 Nepalese...
- Karakoram
The Karakoram (/ ˌ k ɑːr ə ˈ k ɔːr əm, ˌ k ær-/) [1] is a...
- Lower Himalayan Range
Lower Himalayan Range in Tansen, Nepal.Great Himalaya range...
- Paro Taktsang
Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་, also known as the...
- Great Himalayas
Annapurna I and Annapurna south on the right; Nilgiri South...
- List of Himalayan Peaks and Passes
2 days ago · The Himalayan branch of the ancient Silk Road was dominated by the valley's traders. The cosmopolitan region developed distinct traditional art and architecture. By the 18th century, the Gorkha Kingdom achieved the unification of Nepal.
4 days ago · Himalayas, great mountain system of Asia forming a barrier between the Plateau of Tibet to the north and the alluvial plains of the Indian subcontinent to the south. The Himalayas include the highest peaks in the world, most notably Mount Everest. Learn more about the mountain system.
3 days ago · Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). [2][3] Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level. [4] The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century.
4 days ago · Himalayan mountaineering began in the 1880s with the Briton W.W. Graham, who claimed to have climbed several peaks in 1883. Though his reports were received with skepticism , they did spark interest in the Himalayas among other European climbers.
3 days ago · The Himalayas (from the Sanskrit words hima, “snow,” and alaya, “abode”), the loftiest mountain system in the world, form the northern limit of India. That great, geologically young mountain arc is about 1,550 miles (2,500 km) long, stretching from the peak of Nanga Parbat (26,660 feet [8,126 meters]) in the Pakistani-administered ...
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2 days ago · Li Lu is the Founder and Chairman of Himalaya Capital, a value investing firm where he has been managing its principal fund since 1997. Born in China, Li Lu attended Columbia University where he received his BA, JD, and MBA simultaneously.
