Question

write a short note on the himalayas

Answer 1

》Himalaya is a mountain range situated in the Northern side of indian sub continent.

》It is stretched out over the countries India, Nepal, China, Pakistan and Bhutan.

》 Mount Everest, measuring at 8848 meters is the tallest peak in the world. It is located in Nepal.

》 The word Himalaya is a sanskrit word meaning the abode of snow.

》This mountain range is formed by the South Asian plate colliding with the eurasian plate.

》This means that Himalayas are slowly growing taller.

》The benifit for Indian subcontinent is that the Himalayas stops the frigid winds of central Asia and therefore makes India a warm country and more condusive to life.

》Also the major rivers of the Indian subcontinent including the Ganga originate from the Himalayas.

》It is sub divided into three ranges :
• Lesser Himalayas
• Sivaliks
• Greater Himalayas

》It has avereage height of about 600-6000metres and high passes such as khunjerab pass and deep gorges where you can easily put any mountain of Europe and africa such as one arount the Nanga parbat formed by flow of indus river.

》It has high flat glaciers such as siachin and high peaks such as Godwin Austun.

Answer 2

1. Himalayas is one of the young fold mountains in the world. It extends from Pamir Knot in Tajikisthan in the west to the east. Himalayas is one of the major mountain systems of the continent of Asia.
2. In India, Himalayas extends from Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Arunaachal Pradesh in the northeast. Himalayas as well as many mountain ranges get included in the Himalayan mountain system. Shivalik is the southernmost mountain range of Himalayas. It is the youngest mountain ranges of Himalayas.
3. As we move from Shivalik range in the south to the north, we come across lesser Himalayas, greater Himalayas and Trans Himalayan ranges respectively.
4. The Himalayan mountains ranges can also be divided from west to east into Western Himalayas, Central Himalayas and Eastern Himalayas.