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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Himalayas, Altai Mountains, Huangshan, Pamir Mountains, Karakoram, Tian Shan, Wuyi Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, Altyn-Tagh, Wudang Mountains, Greater Khingan, Qinling Mountains, Changbai Mountains, Hengduan Mountains, Daba Mountains, Baltoro Muztagh, Rolwaling Himal, Tanggula Mountains, Meili Xue Shan, Kakshaal Too, Qionglai Mountains, Longmen Mountains, Siachen Muztagh, Zhongtiao Mountains, Min Mountains, Zhongnan Mountains, Taihang Mountains, Daxue Mountains, Sarikol Range, Yin Mountains, Wuling Mountains, Yan Mountains, Argu Tagh, Helan Mountains, Nanling Mountains, Yunling Mountains, Lesser Khingan, Daxiangling, Dalou Mountains, Mahalangur Himal, Bayan Har Mountains, Xiaoxiangling, Luliang Mountains, Mufu Mountains, Dzungarian Alatau, Bogda Shan, Qian Mountains, Lanshan, Mount Lang, Yengisogat, Tarbagatai Mountains, Ailao Mountains, Wandashan Mountains, Luoxiao Mountains, Jiuyi Mountains, Jiuling Mountains, Xuefeng Mountains. Excerpt: The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains ( or; Sanskrit: Devanagari:, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of a massive mountain system that includes the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other, lesser, ranges that extend out from the Pamir Knot. Together, the Himalayan mountain system is the planet's highest, and home to the world's highest peaks, the Eight-thousanders, which include Mount Everest and K2. To comprehend the enormous scale of this mountain range, consider that Aconcagua, in the Andes, at 6,962 metres (22,841 ft) is the highest peak outside Asia, whereas the Himalayan system includes over 100 mountains exceeding 7,200 m (23,600 ft). The main Himalayan range runs west to east, from the Indus river v...
