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Himalayas - Wikipedia The northern side of the Himalayas, also known as the Tibetan Himalaya, is dry, cold, and generally windswept, particularly in the west where it has a cold desert climate
Himalayas - Encyclopedia Britannica Since ancient times the vast glaciated heights have attracted the attention of the pilgrim mountaineers of India, who coined the Sanskrit name Himalaya—from hima (“snow”) and alaya (“abode”)—for that great mountain system
喜马拉雅山脉 - 维基百科,自由的百科全书 'The Mighty Himalaya: A Fragile Heritage,’ National Geographic Magazine, 174:624–631 (November 1988) Turner, Bethan, et al Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2010: Himalaya and Vicinity
The Himalayas - WorldAtlas The term ‘Himalaya’ literally means the ‘Abode of Snow’ and has been derived from a combination of two Sanskrit words, ‘Hima’ which means ‘snow’ and ‘Alaya’ which means ‘Abode’ The Himalayas act as a mighty barrier between the Tibetan Plateau in the north and the Indian subcontinent in the south
Himalayas - Peaks, Glaciers, Rivers | Britannica They are designated, from south to north, as the Outer, or Sub-, Himalayas (also called the Siwalik Range); the Lesser, or Lower, Himalayas; the Great Himalaya Range (Great Himalayas); and the Tethys, or Tibetan, Himalayas Farther north lie the Trans-Himalayas in Tibet proper
Himalayas - New World Encyclopedia The Himalaya mountain range is the highest on earth and is often referred to culturally as the "roof of the world " The range is home to the world's highest peaks: the Eight-thousanders (peaks over 8,000 meters above sea level), including Mount Everest
Himalayas Facts | Britannica Himalayas are a great mountain system of Asia forming a barrier between the Plateau of Tibet to the north and the alluvial plains of the Indian subcontinent to the south The Himalayas include the highest peaks in the world, most notably Mount Everest Learn more about the mountain system