Himalaya Mountains
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Him·a·la·ya Mountains
(hĭm′ə-lā′ə, hĭ-mäl′yə) or Him·a·la·yas (-əs, -yəs) A mountain system of south-central Asia extending about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan. The Himalayas include nine of the world's ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal - a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang - an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas Changtzu - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high) Dhaulagiri - a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high) Everest, Mount Everest, Mt. Everest - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high) Gosainthan - a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high) Kamet - a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high) Kanchanjanga, Kanchenjunga, Kinchinjunga, Mount Kanchenjunga - a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high) Lhotse - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high) Makalu - a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high) Nanda Devi - a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high) Nanga Parbat - a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high) Nuptse - a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high) |
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