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Meaning and Briefs on Himalayas
a View of Himalayas From Space
List of Mountains in the Himalayas with photos
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"Himalayas, the abode of snow" - Sanskirt Language

a view of Himalayas from the space

Meaning of Himalayas

Himalayas is a group of mountainous regions located in South Asia - Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Tibet, and Nepal. It dominates the list of highest mountains in the world! Himalayas includes the highest mountain Mt. Everest of Nepal (8850m / 29035ft). Himalaya of Nepal means, the Himalayan mountains located in this country. In sanskirt Himalayas means "abode of snow". Himalayas not only includes the snow-capped heavenly mountains but also the surrounding green and scenic valleys which lie in its path and on it's base, which people often forget. You will often hear the word Himal, which is a Nepali word, a short term popularly used for the snow-capped mountains or just for the word Himalaya. Himals are national assets of Nepal.

The Must Knows...

Nepal has more than 200 mountains over 6000 meter height
Himalayas of Nepal is known as the rooftop of the world. Because half of the highest mountains of the Himalayas are located in Nepal. Also the world's highest mountain (Mt. Everest) is also located in Nepal
Nepal is known as a Himalayan Country
Journey to Himalayas begins from Nepal, as Nepal is the central location of the Himalayas
Himalayas are regarded as the most beautiful part of the earth which is often accurately named as the Clouds of The Earth or as The Location Where The Earth Meets The Sky, which is more evident as we see the earth and Himalayas from the space above.
Himalayas is the King of Mountains. It has more tallest mountains than any other regions of the planet
Over a 1000 mountain expeditions takes places every year in Nepal, each expeditions carrying an average of 30 people, more than 80% of those expeditions are towards the Himalayas

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A List of Major Mountains of the Himalayas

By default, table is sorted by mountains located in Nepal. Click on the column heading to sort the data.
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Name of the Mountain	Photo(s)	Location	Feet (ft.)	Meter (m)	World-Wide Mountain Rank
Mount Everest		Nepal	29035	8850	1 The World's Highest Mountain Everest Links and Facts
Kanchanjunga		Nepal	28169	8586	3
Makalu I		Nepal	27766	8463	5
Dhaulagiri		Nepal	26795	8167	7 The name means a white mountain.
Manaslu 1		Nepal	26781	8163	8
Annapurna I		Nepal	26545	8091	10
Annapurna II		Nepal	26041	7937	15
Gyachung Kang		Nepal	25910	7897	16
Himalchuli		Nepal	25801	7864	18
Jongsong Peak		Nepal	24472	7459	38
Nuptse		Nepal	25726	7841	19
Makalu II		Nepal	25120	7657	31
Chamlang	Chamlang	Nepal	24012	7319	45
Tent Peak	Tent Peak	Nepal	24165	7365	43
Kabru	Kabru	Nepal	24002	7316	46
Baruntse	Baruntse	Nepal	23688	7220	51
Nepal Peak	Nepal Peak	Nepal	23500	7163	52
Pyramid	Pyramid	Nepal	23400	7132	58
Api	Api	Nepal	23399	7132	59
Ama Dablam	Ama Dablam	Nepal	22494	6856	71
Kailas (Kailash Parbat)		Nepal - Tibet	22027	6714	80
Gauri Shankar	Gauri Shankar	Nepal - Tibet	23440	7145	54
Lhotse I	Lhotse I	Nepal - Tibet	27940	8516	4
Cho Oyu	Cho Oyu	Nepal - Tibet	26906	8201	6
Gosainthan	Gosainthan	Tibet	26289	8013	14
Nanda Devi	Nanda Devi	India	25663	7824	20
Nanga Parbat	Nanga Parbat	Pakistan	26660	8125	9
Kamet	Kamet	Tibet – India	25446	7756	24
Namcha Barwa	Namcha Barwa	Tibet	25445	7756	25
Gurla Mandhata	Gurla Mandhata	Tibet	25355	7728	26
Kula Kangri	Kula Kangri	Bhutan	24783	7554	33
Chang-Tzu	Chang-tzu	Tibet	24780	7553	34
Shkyang Kangri	Skyang Kangri	Kashmir	24750	7544	36
Sia Kangri	Sia Kangri	Kashmir	24350	7422	40
Chomo Lhari	Chomo Lhari	Bhutan – Tibet	24040	7327	44
Alung Gangri	Alung Gangri	Tibet	24000	7315	47
Baltoro Kangri	Baltoro Kangri	Kashmir	23990	7312	48
Mana	Mana	India	23860	7273	50
Badrinath	Badrinath	India	23420	7138	55
Nunkun	Nunkun	Kashmir	23410	7135	56
Pauhunri	Pauhunri	India – China	23385	7128	60
Trisul	Trisul	India	23360	7120	61
Kangto	Kangto	Tibet	23260	7090	63
Trisuli	Trisuli	India	23210	7074	65
Dunagiri	Dunagiri	India	23184	7066	66

Map showing Major Peaks in Himalaya of Nepal

Fun Facts about Himalayas and Relevant

Himalayas is about 1490 miles (2400 km) in length, averaging about 200 to 250 miles (320 to 400 km ) in width.
How did the Himalayas form? About 50 million years ago, massive earth movements pushed the Indian plate against the Eurasian continental plate which gave rise to the land - The Himalayas
Himalayas continue to grow. Earthquakes are frequent to this region
The Himalayas cover about 0.4% of the Earth's Space. It covers an area of 612,021 square KM of the earth's 153,295,000 square km area which includes both land and sea.
About 6% of the Earth's land is Alpine or Mountainous, about 19% is desert, and 13% is grassland (Source: Compiled from The Earth Organization and National Geographic )
Height of a mountain is not the length of the mountain. Height is the altitude at the top of the mountain. The tallest mountain in the world has to prove that it is the highest surface of the earth. For example, Mauna Kea mountain of Hawaii is taller than Mt. Everest in length from its base to top, but Everest's top is the highest altitude of the earth and hence becomes the highest mountain on earth!
Himalayas has glaciers up to 43 miles (70 kilometers) long
Himalaya is the source of major rivers of Nepal
It is easier to climb a place in lower altitude no mater how tall it might be in length. The higher you go from the earth's surface, the more oxygen your body will need. Not everyone can climb Mt. Everest, but those who wish to see it upclose can fly or trek to one of the world's highest airport, Lukla which lies at the base of the Everest in Nepal
What could be the difference between any mountain and a mountain of Himalaya ? Well, for one thing, A Himalayan mountain always remains Himalayan - it always looks the same, the snow never melts, and it always remains glorious!
Generally speaking, a land that is usually 2000ft or 600m tall can be called as a mountain.
Himalayas continue to rise 1 cm every year - a growth rate of 10 km in a million years (source : U.S. Geological Survey)
If Global Warming increases, Himalayan glaciers will start shrinking, rivers will evaporate, and Drinking and irrigation water will disappear, affecting Hundreds of millions of people (source : Environmentalists Against War)
Asian Mountains and Lands cover almost one third of the entire earth. About 55% of the Asia is covered by Mountains. The Himalaya Mountain Range is the world's highest mountain range.
About 1 out of 10 people on this planet live in a mountain.
Nearly one third of the Earth's Space is Mountainous
Mountains are the assets of a nation. They bring in tourists to see the place, trekkers to climb it, and farmers to use their hill-side to graze their animals.
The Himalayas lies across west to east 1550 miles or 2500 kilometers in length. It is divided into three zones, Western Himalays, Central Himalayas Eastern Himalayas
Any land that humans have landed has been polluted. Himalays has remained the less visited part of the earth, it makes it the most purest part of the earth after Antarctica.
Many medicinal herbs found at the foot hills of Himalayas are considered to be the purest of all.

Some Cool Quotations about Himalayas

"Pure heart is compared to the Himalayas, to the ocean of Milk, to a chariot for the Divine." -- Sri Sathya Sai Baba, an Indian Spiritual leader
"Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it." -- Sir Edmund Hillary.
"The Himalayas are heaven for the hardcore trekkers" - Anonymous

Useful Resources

SpaceFlight.Nasa.Gov An Image of Himalayas from NASA
gsfc.nasa.gov Himalayan Horizon From Space an Image
gsfc.nasa.gov a short movie showing Himalayas Exaggeration
encarta.msn.com Multimedia and Dynamic map from the famous encarta the MSN!
Earth Observatory.nasa.gov includes Dhaulagiri Range
foto.skpb.org includes various photo of Himalayas by a real traveler
projecthimalaya.com: gallery extensive photo gallery of Himalayan mountains and neighbors. photos of good size and quality