INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayas cover approximately 75% of Nepal. Serving as a natural barrier for tens of thousands of years, the range prevented early interactions between the people of India and the people of China and Mongolia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Himalayas themselves stretch uninterruptedly for about 1, 550 miles (2, 500 km) from west to east between Nanga Parbat (26, 660 feet [8, 126 metres]), in the Pakistani-administered portion of the Kashmir region, and Namjagbarwa (Namcha Barwa) Peak (25, 445 feet [7, 756 metres]), in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

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: -The Upper Himalaya ranges from 4, 000m above sea level to 8, 848m above sea level. It occupies 15% of the total area of the country and within this region lie eight of the fourteen highest peaks in the world exceeding 8000m.