SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Hindu Kush
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Himalayas
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Eastern Ghats
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Caucasus Mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mount Everest lies in the Himadri mountain range. It is situated in Nepal and has an altitude of 8848 m. The Himadri is also known as the Greater Himalayas and is a continuous mountain range.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Himadri and Siwaliks mountain ranges lie in the Himalayan region. These mountain ranges have a length of about 2400 kms and a width of 150 kms.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.