INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayas, which literally means the abode of snow, is the youngest and the highest range of fold mountains in the world. In India it extends in the east from the borders of Myanmar to where the Indus divides it from the Hindukush and Karakoran ranges, covering a distance of about 2500 km.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are many high peaks in the Himalayan mountain ranges that remain covered with snow throughout the year that is why the Himalaya is also called the ‘Abode of Snow’. Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak and K-2 is the second highest peak in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The border between Tibet and Nepal marks the eastern extent of the magnificent Himalayan Mountains, home to many of the world’s highest peaks. Himalaya is a Sanskrit word meaning “the Abode of Snow.” Mt. Everest (8848 meters) and Mt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Name. The name of the range hails from the Sanskrit Himālaya ( ‘abode of the snow’), from himá ( ‘snow’) and ā-laya ( ‘home, dwelling’). They are now known as “the Himalaya Mountains", usually shortened to “the Himalayas".