Question

What is the location and extent of the Himalayan mountains?

Answer 1

• The Himalayan range is the world's highest mountain range, with its tallest peak Mt. Everest (8,848 metres (29,029 ft)) on the Nepal–China border.
  
• They form India's northeastern border, separating it from northeastern Asia.
  
• The Himalayan range has the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.
  
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• The Himalayas include over a hundred mountains exceeding 7,200 metres (23,600 ft) in elevation.
  
• The Himalayan range is one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consists mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock.