, Nepal - the highest point on the Earth at 8,850 meters - as seen from the path to the base camp in Tibet.]], Nepal ]] view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau.(annotated version)]]The Himalayas (also Himalaya, , ; Sanskrit: ??????) are a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of the massive mountain system which includes the Himalayas proper, the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and a host of minor ranges extending from the Pamir Knot. The name is from Sanskrit , a tatpurusa compound meaning "the abode of snow" (from "snow", and "abode"; see also Himavat).[LINK: http://library.advanced.org/10131/india.shtml] Oracle Education Foundation: Indian Himalayas Together, the Himalayan mountain system is the planet's highest and home to the world's highest pea

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