A mountain system in S.Asia, the highest in the world, stretching 1500 miles from Kashmir to Assam between the Indus and Brahmaputra valleys. Highest point: Everest (29028 ft). Other peaks over 25000 ft include Kanchenjunga, Nanga, Parbat, Annapurna, and Nanda Devi. Passes at 18000 ft link India and China.The Himalayan mountain system developed in a series of stages 30 to 50 million years ago.Even today the mountains continue to develop and change, and earthquakes and tremors are frequent in the area.Physically, the Himalayas forms three parallel zones: the Great Himalayas, the Middle Himalayas (also known as the Inner or Lesser Himalayas), and the Sub-Himalayas.
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