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The Great Himalayas or Greater Himalayas or Himadri is the highest mountain range of the Himalayan Range.[1][2] The world's highest peak, Mount Everest, as well as other "near−highest" peaks, such as Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, and Nanga Parbat, are part of the Greater Himalayas range. The total west to east extension of the Great Himalayas is 2400 km (1500 miles) and their average elevation is 6000 m (20000 ft.).
Higher mountain range of the Himalayas
Several glaciers are contained within the range, including Gangotri Glacier, and Satopanth Glacier.
Political entities which have territory in this range include India, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Tibet.
See also
- Geology of the Himalaya
- Mountain ranges of the Himalayas
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History | Ancient Kingdoms |
- Uttarakuru Kingdom
- Paurava Kingdom
- Khasa Janapada Kingdom
- Himalaya Kingdom
- Parvata Kingdom
- Kirata Kingdom
- Nanda Empire
- Maurya Empire
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- Garhwal Kingdom
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- Katyuri dynasty
- Chand dynasty
- Khasa Kingdom
- Raika Kingdom
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- Anglo-Nepalese War
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Colonial Uttarakhand | Company rule |
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Crown rule |
- United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
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Contemporary Uttarakhand |
- Rampur Tiraha firing
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Geography and Ecology | Geological features | Mountains | |
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Ecoregions | Highlands |
- Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
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- Western Himalayan broadleaf forests
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Chardham Circuit | |
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National Parks |
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