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1 day ago · Metamorphic. sedimentary. The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( / ˌhɪməˈleɪ.ə, hɪˈmɑːləjə / 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
Highest peak in the world: 2 K2: Godwin Austin, Chhogori...
- List of Ultras of The Himalayas
This is a list of all the ultra-prominent peaks (with...
- Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau, also known as Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and...
- Indian Himalayan Region
The parts of India in brown and white, lying above the...
- Himalaya (Disambiguation)
SS Himalaya (1892), a P&O liner that was a Royal Navy armed...
- Karakoram
The Karakoram (/ ˌ k ɑːr ə ˈ k ɔːr əm, ˌ k ær-/) is a...
- Lower Himalayan Range
The Lower Himalayan Range (Nepali: पर्वत शृङ्खला parbat...
- Paro Taktsang
Paro Taktsang (Dzongkha: སྤ་གྲོ་སྟག་ཚང་, also known as the...
- Great Himalayas
The Great Himalayas or Greater Himalayas or Himadri is the...
- Tethys Ocean
First phase of the Tethys Ocean's forming: the (first)...
- List of Himalayan Peaks and Passes
1 day ago · South Asia, subregion of Asia, consisting of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and peninsular India. It includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka; Afghanistan and the Maldives are often considered part of South Asia as well. The term is often used synonymously with “Indian subcontinent,” though the latter ...
1 day ago · Interstate 10. The Coachella Valley ( / koʊˈtʃɛlə, koʊ.ə -/ koh-CHEL-ə, koh-ə-) [1] is an arid rift valley in the Colorado Desert of Southern California in Riverside County. The valley has been referred to as Greater Palm Springs and occasionally the Palm Springs Area [2] due to the historic prominence of the city of Palm Springs.
- 15 miles (24 km)
- Spanish: Valle de Coachella
- Riverside County, California, United States
1 day ago · Area 201,594 square miles (522,129 square km). Pop. (2006 est.) 40,338,000. Central America, southernmost region of North America, lying between Mexico and South America and comprising Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize. It makes up most of the tapering isthmus that separates the Pacific Ocean, to the ...
- What is Central America?Central America is the southernmost region of North America. It lies between Mexico and South America, and it includes the countries Panama, Costa...
- Is Central America a continent?Central America is not a continent. Continents are large landmasses embedded in major tectonic plates, which are sections of Earth’s rigid outer la...
- Why does Central America experience earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?Central America experiences frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it lies where several tectonic plates meet and exert pressure on on...
- When was Central America colonized?Several conquistadores traveled to Central America in the early 16th century, but they made no settlements. One such conquistador was Rodrigo de Ba...
- Why do Central Americans speak Spanish?Spanish is the most widely spoken language in Central America because of the Spanish colonization of the region beginning in the late 15th century....
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4 days ago · Mountains and mountain ranges are found on every continent in the world. Live! World Mountain Cams. Asia. Asia is the largest continent in both size and population covering almost 1/3 of the world's land area and it has about 3/5 of the world's people. It has some of the world's highest mountains, longest rivers, largest deserts, plains, and ...
1 day ago · 001 – World. Southeast Asia [a] is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north-west of mainland Australia which is part of Oceania. [5] Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of Bengal ...
1 day ago · Himalayas. Hindu Kush (top right) and its extending mountain ranges like Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh or Koh-i-Baba to the west. The Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range on the Iranian Plateau in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan [2] [3] into northwestern ...
