Question

the Himalayas are the highest and the youngest fold mountains you may have read that they are rising higher and higher every year what is the height of these mountains​

Answer 1

Answer:

so........what........?.

Answer 2

There is no particular height for Himalayas, as a whole. Height of the Himalayas is different at different ranges.

• Yes, Himalayas are rising higher and higher. The height of Himalayas increases at a rate of 1cm per year.

Answer:

• "Himalayas" is a mountain range situated in the Northern and North-Eastern part of India.
• It is considered as the border on the Northern side of India.
• It separates Indian sub-continent from Tibetan plateau.
• In India, it is spread in almost 11 states.
• Himalayas is a home for various types of plants and animal species. It plays a major role in balancing ecology.

Division of Himalayas:

Himalayas, though are a continuous mountain ranges,  are divided into three parts by major geological fault lines:

1. Himadri (Greater Himalayas)
2. Himachal (Lesser Himalayas)
3. Shiwaliks (Outer Himalayas)

Peaks in Himalayas:

• Himalayas consists of various peaks. Some of the peaks are considered to be the world's highest and tallest.
• One such peak is Mt. Everest. It is the tallest peak in the world. The height of Mt. Everest is 8,848m.
• Some of the other ranges include Kanchanjunga, Namcha Barwa, Nanga Parbat, Karakoram, etc...

Himalayas are rising at a rate of 1cm/year. But, it is not much recorded in all these years and the scientists explained this is due to the movement of Eurasian plate.