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Himalayas (mountain system) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 28 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 28.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 084 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 84.0000 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 24000.000 feet |
7315.2000 meters |
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Note: Vast mountain range bordering India in the north, covering most of Nepal and the southern edge of Tibet. It forms part of the huge string of Eurasian mountain ranges, stretching from the Alps to the mountains of Southeast Asia, that were formed over the last 65 million years by global plate-tectonics (which produced tremendous upheavals in the Earth's crust). The range has historically been a political and economic barrier because of the difficulty in traversing its mountain passes. It is the focus of many Asian myths. It is noted for monasteries, llamas, and as a challenge to modern adventurers. It contains the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. |
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| Himalayas (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Himalaya (C,V,English)
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............ | from ancient Sanscrit, from hima, "snow," and alaya, "abode" |
| Himalaya (Nepali-P,U,N)
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| Great Himalaya Range (C,O)
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| Himalayas, The (C,O,English,U,N)
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| The Himalaya (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Himalayan (C,V,English,U,A)
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| הימאליה (C,U,Hebrew )
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