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1975, Junko Tabeirom Japan is one othe most revere anrespectemountaineers in thewor!"

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 The .ima!ayas, which stretch some %,9// ki!ometres between 0nia, akistan, *hinawor!2s ta!!est mountain ran+e" 0n aition to Mount Everest, the wor!2s ta!!est moue!evation stanin+ at 3,343 meters ta!!, the ran+e a!so eatures severa! other mount3,/// meters" 0t is the on!y mountain ran+e to boast mountains over 3,/// metersmountain ran+e in $outh (merica, whose ta!!est peak is 'ust 6,96% meters ta!!"

Mi!!ions o years a+o, these mountain peaks in2t eist" The (sian continent was mo0nia was an is!an 8oatin+ o the coast o (ustra!ia" (roun %%/ mi!!ion years a+o, that an+ea was breakin+ apart, 0nia starte to move northwars" 0t trave!!e somebeore it fna!!y co!!ie with (sia aroun 4/ to 5/ mi!!ion years a+o" Then, part o thbe+an to +o beneath the (sian one, movin+ the (sian !anmass up, which resu!te i

.ima!ayas" 0t2s thou+ht that 0nia2s coast!ine was enser an more frm!y attache tis why (sia2s soter soi! was pushe up rather than the other way aroun"

iniaThe mountain ran+e +rew very rapi!y in comparison to most mountain ran+es,sti!! +rowin+ toay" Mount Everest an its e!!ows actua!!y +row by approimate!y a ncentimetre or so every year" That2s in comparison to the (ppa!achian Mountains, wh:// mi!!ion years a+o or more, which is actua!!y ecreasin+ in peak e!evations as it e

 The continue +rowth in the .ima!ayas is !ike!y ue to the 0nian tectonic p!ate sti!! sure!y northwar" ;e know the p!ate is sti!! movin+ in part because o the re#uent e

W THE HIMILAYAN RANGE

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i"h! o# $a%iou& 'eak& o# h?an+chen'un+a 3,536 m A%3,169  

ana >evi 7,316 m A%5,64: tB

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 ?an+chen'un+a is the hi+hest mountain peak in 0nia an ranke :r hi+hest sumwith an e!evation o 3,536 m A%3,169 tB" The hi+hest mountain ?an+chen'un+a is !borer o 0nia an epa! in the +reat .ima!ayas ran+e,$ikkim" ?an+chen'un+a secpeaks an the re+ion has twe!ve more peaks over 7,/// m A%:,/// tB" ana >evi is situate in the Darhwa! .ima!ayas re+ion in the state o ttarakhanthe hi+hest summit in the two massi another one is ca!!e as ana >evi East, !ocpart" ana >evi is one o the hi+hest mountain in the wor! an ranke secon in ?amet is the hi+hest summit in the Faskar mountain Can+e o Darhwa! re+ion in t

o ttarakhan" ?amet is secon hi+hestmountain summit o Darhwa! .ima!ayas ahi+hest mountain peak o 0nia with an e!evation o 7,756 m A%5,446 tB" ?amet msurroune by three ma'or nei+hborin+ peaks an !ies very c!ose the Tibet"

$a!toro ?an+ri is the hi+hest peak o $a!toro Mountain ran+es,a sub ran+e o ?arakbi++est ran+e o +reater .ima!aya mountains" $a!toro Mountains are situate at th?arakoram an very near to the !on+est +!aciers in the wor!, the $iachen D!acier" T:1st hi+hest inepenent mountain peak in wor! with an e!evation o 7,74% m G%5

"  Ladakh Range:  lies the lada!h ran%e and it is an imortant art o# the /rans.imalayan ran%e that mer%es with

/ibet$ ere the imortant asses are the #amous ardun% a, and i%ar a, which lie to the no

Pir Panjal Range4 /o the south o# the main imalayas lies the ir an5al an%e at an avera%e

8rom ulmar% in the :orthwest it #ollows the southern rim o# the ashmir valley to the +anihal

an5al meets the rid%eline, which searates the ashmir valley #rom the ;arvan valley$ /he ma

an5al are the ir an5al ass due west o# rina%ar, the +anihal ass which lies at the to o# the

southern end o# the ashmir valley, and the sythen ass lin!in% ashmir with ishtwar$