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The parts of India in brown and white, lying above the yellow and green portions of this map, lie in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) The Indian Himalayan Region (abbreviated to IHR) is the section of the Himalayas within the Republic of India, spanning thirteen Indian states and union territories, namely Ladakh, [1] Jammu and Kashmir, [2] [3] [4] Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West ...
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (/ ˌ h ɪ m ə ˈ l eɪ. ə, h ɪ ˈ m ɑː l ə j ə / HIM-ə-LAY-ə, hih-MAH-lə-yə) [b] is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has several peaks exceeding an elevation of 8,000 m (26,000 ft) including Mount Everest, the highest mountain on ...
On the road between Diskit town and Galwan Valley in Ladakh, India. 3rd highest motorable road in India and in the world. Sela Pass: 4,225 13,862 On the road between Bomdila town and Tawang Town in Arunachal Pradesh state, India Changla Pass: 5,036 16,522 On the road between Pangong Tso and Leh Town in Ladakh, India. Mohan Pass: 1,800 5,900
The Himalayan Rim is the region surrounding the Himalayas.. Geographically, it is surrounded by the Iranian Plateau in the west, Hindu Kush and Karakoram and Pamir ranges in the northwest, the Tibetan Plateau in the north, the Indochinese Peninsula in the east, and the Indian subcontinent in the south.
Garhwal Himalaya from "Camel's Back", Uttarakhand, India The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The Brahmaputra Valley (also Assam Valley) is a region situated between hill ranges of the eastern and northeastern Himalayan range in Eastern India.. The valley consists of the Western Brahmaputra Valley covering the regions of Goalpara and Kamrup; the Central Brahmaputra Valley region covering Darrang, Nagaon and the North Bank and Eastern Brahmaputra Valley comprising districts of Sonitpur ...
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The Great Himalayas (also known as Greater Himalayas or Himadri) is one of the four parallel sub-ranges of the Himalayas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the highest in altitude and extends for about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) from northern Pakistan to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh , passing through China , Nepal , and Bhutan .