Himadri

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Himadri is the highest and most continuous range of the Himalayas, characterized by towering snow-covered peaks including Mount Everest and other major summits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
alsoKnownAs Greater Himalayas
Greater Himalayas
surface form: Higher Himalayas

Greater Himalayas
surface form: Inner Himalayas
averageElevation over 6000 metres
biome alpine tundra
characteristic highest range of the Himalayas
most continuous range of the Himalayas
snow-covered peaks
climate alpine
contains large glaciers
world’s highest mountain peaks
countrySubdivision Arunachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Sikkim
Uttarakhand
coveredBy permanent snow
extendsAlong northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent
formedBy collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
geologicalType fold mountain range
hasPeak Annapurna
surface form: Annapurna I

Cho Oyu
Dhaulagiri
Kangchenjunga
surface form: Kanchenjunga

Lhotse
Makalu
Manaslu
Mount Everest
Nanga Parbat
Shishapangma
hydrologicalRole source region of major Asian rivers
importance climatic barrier for the Indian subcontinent
influences monsoon patterns
locatedIn Bhutan
China
India
Nepal
Pakistan
notableFor high seismic activity
mountaineering expeditions
orientation northwest-southeast
orogeny Himalayan orogeny
partOf Himalayas
separates Tibetan Plateau
surface form: Tibetan Plateau from the Indian subcontinent

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