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INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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In which of the following Himalaya, high peaks are very rare?
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Kashmir Himalaya
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Punjab Himalaya
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Kumaon Himalaya
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Central Himalaya
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -One of those peaks is Mount Everest (Tibetan: Chomolungma; Chinese: Qomolangma Feng; Nepali: Sagarmatha), the world’s highest, with an elevation of 29, 032 feet (8, 849 metres; see Researcher’s Note: Height of Mount Everest.
Detailed explanation-2: -Everest because even though it is the highest mountain peak in the Himalayas and the world with an altitude of 8848 Mts, it is geographically located in Nepal.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the far east of Nepal, the Himalayas rise to the Kangchenjunga massif on the border with India, the third highest mountain in the world, the most easterly 8, 000 m (26, 000 ft) summit and the highest point of India.
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