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Greater Himalayas

Greater Himalayas
  • It is called as Himadri.
  • Mount Everest is the highest peak of the world.
  • Mount Everest is located in Nepal. It is called Sagarmatha in Nepal. It’s height is 8848 meter.
  • Tibetians call it Chamlungma.
  • Kangchenjunga is the second highest peak of greater himalayas.
  • Kangchenjunga lies in Sikkim.
  • Namchabarva is an important peak in east overlooking the Bhramaputra where this range takes a sudden change and twist towards south to enter India.
  • Namchabarva lies in Tibet (China).
  • Several Passes are lie in this range like Baralacha-La-Pass, Lapcha, Shipkila, Thangla, Nifila, Nathula.
  • Hindustan-Tibet way which joins shimla to Gangtok, passes through ‘Shipkila Pass’ in Satluj Valley.
  • Great Himalyas separate from middle Himalays with main central thrust.
  • The great himalayan mountain range boasts of the tallest heads of the World.
  • Most of the peaks remain under perpetual snow.
  • In Greater Himalayas, the snow line is at lower elevation of the southern slopes than on the northern slopes than on the northern slopes because the southern slopes are steeper and received more rainfall.
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