CLIMATE OF INDIA
GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE
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Hindu Kush
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Himalaya
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Karakoram
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Where is Mount Everest located? Mount Everest is on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia. It lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Himalayan mountain ranges consist of three parallel ranges i.e. Himadri of the Greater Himalayas in the north, Himanchal ranges in the middle and Shiwalik ranges to the south of Himachal. Mt. Everest is a part of Himalayas but is not in India.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayas are a range of mountains in Asia. The Himalaya proper stretches from the Indus river in Pakistan, through India, Nepal, and Bhutan, and ends at the Bramaputra River in eastern India.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are three ranges of Himalayas – Outer Himalayas, Middle Himalayas, and the Inner Himalayas. The northernmost range of the Himalayas is known as Himadri or Greater Himalayas.