10 Amazing facts about Himalayas
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1.Third Pole Of The Earth Did you know Earth had a third pole? Well, not literally, but since the Himalayas, spread across over 4.2 million square kilometers, store the highest amount of snow and ice after the North and the South pole, they are also known as the third pole of Earth.
2.Himalayas Are The Youngest At about 70 million years old, the Himalayas are the youngest mountain ranges in the world. Does your existence seem insignificant in Earth’s history? Well, guess what, most scientists agree that the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa is the oldest mountain range at 3.2-3.6 billion years old.
3.Home Of Snow That Never Melts The tallest mountain in the Himalayas and the world, Mount Everest’s upper portion is covered with snow that never melts. In fact, the glaciers around Mount Everest are reservoirs of freshwater.
4.They Are Still Growing the youngest mountain range in the world is still growing at the rate of about an inch a year as continents continue to move, pushing India further north.
5.Himalayas Feed 20% Of The Earth’s Population With approximately 15,000 glaciers, holding around 600 billion tones of ice, the Himalayas help 1.65 billion people (20% of the world’s population) as they feed major perennial river systems like the Indus and Mekong.
6.Mount Kailash - Pilgrimage Site For 4 Religions Nestled in the Himalayas, Mount Kailash is a spiritual and religious site for 4 religious traditions - Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Bonn. Tibetan Buddhists regard Mount Kailash as the abode of the tantric meditation deity, Demchog, while Hindus believe it’s the home of Lord Shiva. It is also regarded as the site where the Jain prophet received entitlement while for Bonn practitioners; the mountain is the center of spiritual energy and power.
7.Top 59 Highest Peaks Are In The Himalayas Pretty unbelievable right? While searching for the highest mountain peaks in the world you’ll come across a list of the highest 108 mountains in the world and all of them except for the 60th on the list, Jingoish Chocks are in the Himalayas. Don’t forget point number 4.
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Answer: The beauty of the Himalayas is in their unique rustic, calm, tranquility; an unperturbed natural aura - it’s no wonder then, that tests show this mountain range is geographically alive, growing a quarter of an inch every year! The name Himalayas means ‘house of snow’, and according to Hindu Mythology, the God Shiva who resides in the Himalayan Mountains holds a purifying power. This power is held on a personal and universal level and Shiva has also been known to help shed old habits and attachments.