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The term Himalayan states is used to group countries that straddle the Himalayas. It primarily denotes Bhutan , China , India , Nepal , and Pakistan ; some definitions also include Afghanistan and Myanmar .
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 Himalayan hydroclimate is crucial for South Asia, where annual summer monsoon floods impact millions. [54] A critical influence on the Himalayan climate is the Southwest Monsoon. Variability in monsoon rainfall, influenced by local Hadley circulation and tropical sea surface temperatures, is the main factor behind wet and dry years. [55]
On the road between Kupup town and Baba Hanuman Singh Mandir in Sikkim state, India Umling La: 5,798 19,022 Connecting Demchok and Chisumle villages, 230 km from Leh Town in Ladakh. Stretching for 86 km, the temperature ranges from -10 °C to -20 °C. Oxygen level is 50% less than normal range. [14] Thorong La: 5,416 17,769
It is located between the inter-state border of Nagaland and Manipur. [5] [6] Kerala: Anamudi: Anamalai Hills section of the Western Ghats: 2,695 8,842 Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and highest in India outside the Himalayas. [7] Tamil Nadu: Doddabetta
Following is a list of highest peaks of Uttarakhand with elevation over 6,000 m (19,700 ft). Of the highest major summits of Uttarakhand, 2 peaks exceed 7,500 m (24,600 ft), 13 other peaks exceed 7,000 m (23,000 ft), further 89 peaks exceed 6,500 m (21,300 ft) and at least 100 other peaks exceed 6,000 m (19,700 ft) in elevation.
Thakkar said authorities failed to apply the lessons from a 2021 dam breach in Himalayan state of Uttarakhand that killed 81 people, allowing an “eerily similar” disaster to occur. India ...
North of the Greater Himalayas in western Nepal, ~6,100 metre Tibetan Border Ranges form the Ganges-Brahmaputra divide, which the international border generally follows. . South of the Greater Himalayas, Nepal has a High Mountain region of ~4,000 metre summits, then the Middle Hills and Mahabharat Range with 1,500 to 3,000 metre su