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in 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first
Indian woman to reach the top of Mount
Before the Himalayas were formed, there
Everest, making history with her
existed a sea called the Tethys Sea in its
place. achievement.
The Himalayas are the highest mountains
and have many parallel ranges. There are The name K2 was given in 1856 by Bri sh
many high peaks that remain snow- surveyor T.G. Montgomerie, with “K”
covered throughout the year. The world’s designa ng the Karakoram Range and “2”
since it was the second peak he observed
highest peak Mt. Everest (8,848 metres
in that range.
high), is located in the Himalayan
Mountains. It lies in Nepal. The Himalayas act as a wall along the
northern boundary of India. They stretch
for about 2,500 km from east to west
across northern India.
The Himalayas are a long chain of
mountains that stretch across northern
India. In the region of Kashmir, they are
very wide, but as you move towards the
Mount Everest
eastern side, they gradually become
India has several very tall mountains such
narrower. In the North-East, these
as K2, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat, and
mountains are not as tall as in other parts.
Nanda Devi. These peaks are known for
Some smaller hills like the Jaintia, Garo,
being difficult to climb, but they have
Khasi, Naga, Mizo, and Lushai are also
always inspired people to try. Many brave
part of these mountain ranges. These hills
men and women have attempted to reach
are found in states like Meghalaya,
their tops, and some have succeeded. In
Nagaland, and Mizoram, and they add to
1953, Tenzing Norgay from Nepal and
the beauty and variety of the Himalayan
Edmund Hillary from New Zealand
region.
became the first to climb Mount Everest, Mountain Ranges
the highest mountain in the world. Later,
Great Himalayas
(Himadri)
Middle Himalayas
(Himachal)
Lower Himalayas
Edmund Hillary Tenzing Norgay Bachendri Pal (Shivalik Ranges)
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