Himalayas Facts

Himalayas, the greatest mountain range of Asia, is home to world’s highest peaks including Mount Everest and K2. They are a group of mountainous regions situated in Southern Asia including Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Tibet, and Nepal. Comprising of 30 mountains and 9 of the highest peaks in the world, they form a fence between the Tibetan plateau to the North and alluvial plains of the Indian subcontinent to the south. Stretching over 2,400 kilometers (1500 miles) from Assam in Eastern India to Pakistan in the west, they hold the highest peaks and largest glaciers on earth.