- Includes the Himalayas, Purvanchal and their extensions Arakan Yoma (Myanmar) and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (but we will consider these as islands only).
- Amazing Facts about the Himalayas. The Himalayas is crown of India, and The Himalayan range is spread not only in India but across Asia.
- The Himalayas continue to rise more than 1 cm a year -- a growth rate of 10 km in a million years! If that is so, why aren't the Himalayas even higher?
- From there the Himalayas extend to the southeast bordering the northern, western and eastern frontiers of the Indian subcontinent.
- The Himalayas have around 15000 glaciers and hold 3000 cubic miles of fresh water and is the source of one of the biggest tributaries in the world.
- The Himalayas are one of the three mountain ranges that make up the Himalayan mountain range system.
- The Himalayan mountain range is geographically split into three main parallel ranges. ... The Shivalik is the lowest Range of the Himalayas, the outer Himalayas.
- The Himalayas are the greatest mountain range on Earth. The vast sweep of peaks runs for 2,400 km (1,500 miles) crossing or abutting five countries, and...
- Acting as a natural and political barrier for centuries, the Himalayas have isolated a number of communities, cultures and customs over time.