HimalayaMountains

HimalayaMountains
Him·a·la·ya Mountains (hĭm'ə-lāʹə, hĭ-mälʹyə) or Him·a·la·yas (-əs, -yəs)
A mountain system of south-central Asia extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Xizang (Tibet), Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. The Himalayas include nine of the world's ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
  Him'a·laʹyan adj. & n.

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