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The Kali Gandaki Gorge (a graben), [13] transects the main Himalaya and Transhimalayan ranges. Kora La is the lowest pass through both ranges between K2 and Everest, but some 300 metres (980 ft) higher than Nathula and Jelepla passes further east between Sikkim and Tibet Arniko Rajmarg/Friendship Highway route 5,260 17,260
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 .
In Gilgit Baltistan, passes with Xinjiang from northwest to southeast are Mintaka Pass near India-Xinjiang-Afghanistan tri-junction, Parpik Pass, Khunjerab Pass, then India-held Aghil Pass north of K2. Then in Depsang Plains in Ladakh, passes with Aksai Chin from northwest to southeast are Karakoram Pass (Qara Tagh La) and Lanak La. Muling La ...
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A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. A mountain pass is typically formed between two ...
The pass lies on the watershed between the Chenab and Beas basins. On the southern side of this pass, the Beas River emerges from underground and flows southward [6] and on its northern side, the Chandra River (flows from the eastern Himalayas), a source stream of the river Chenab, flows westward.
Echo Summit (Johnson's Pass, pass of U.S. Route 50) Emigrant Pass (at least 2, one in Tahoe National Forest, another near Mt. Lassen) Forester Pass; Fredonyer Pass; Glen Pass; Henness Pass; Luther Pass; Monitor Pass; Muir Pass; Roller Pass; Sherman Pass; Sonora Pass; Tioga Pass (highest Sierra Nevada roadway pass at 9,943 feet (3,031 m)) Trail ...
Nathu La is a mountain pass on the Dongkya Range that separates Sikkim and the Chumbi Valley at an elevation of 14,250 feet (4,340 m). [19] [b] The pass is 52–54 kilometres (32–34 mi) east of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, [21] [20] and 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Yatung Shasima, the headquarters of the Yadong County (or the Chumbi Valley ...