Answer the following question in about 50-60 words: (a) What is meant by 'Trans Himalayas'?
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Solution
These great ranges of the Himalayan mountains extend from the Pamir
Knot in the north-west of India towards north-east parallel to each other. These are also known as ‘Tibet Himalaya’ because of most of these fall in Tibet. Their total length is 970 kilometers. Their width at the ends is 40 kilometers while in the central part, the width is almost 222 kilometers. Their average height is 6100