Notable peaks in Himalayan range

The Himalayas stretches across six nations, i.e. India, Bhutan, China, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It run west to east   from the Indus river valley to the Brahamaputra river valley. Thus it forms a long arc of 2400 kms. The Himalayan chain consists of three parallel   ranges. They  encompasses a very large number of glaciers. Siachen is notable among them, the largest in the world outside the polar region. Some of other more famous glaciers include Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand, Nubra, Biafo and Baltoro in Karakoram region, Zemu in Sikkim and Khumbu glaciers in Mount Everest region.

            Glaciers are formed during the natural system of snowfall accumulation in the high peaks, where it turns into ice. Excessive snowfall or evaporation respectively increase or decrease the mass of glaciers. The phenomenon is cyclic. Here are some notable peaks in the Himalayas.

 

Peak Name	Other names and meaning	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)	First ascent	Notes
Everest	Sagarmatha -"Forehead of the Sky", Chomolangma or Qomolangma -"Mother of the Universe"	8,848	29,028	1953	World's highest mountain, situated on the border of Nepal and Tibet, China.
K2	Chogo Gangri	8,611	28,251	1954	World's 2nd highest. Located on border between Pakistan-administered Northern Areas and Xinjiang, China. Widely considered the most challenging mountains in the world to climb.
Kangchenjunga	Kangchen Dzö-nga, "Five Treasures of the Great Snow"	8,586	28,169	1955	World's 3rd highest, highest in India (Sikkim) and second highest in Nepal.
Makalu	-	8,462	27,765	1955	World's 5th highest situated in Nepal.
Dhaulagiri	White Mountain	8,167	26,764	1960	World's 7th highest situated in Nepal.
Nanga Parbat	Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir, "Naked Mountain"	8,125	26,658	1953	World's 9th highest. Located in Pakistan. Considered one of the world's most dangerous mountains to climb.
Annapurna	"Goddess of the Harvests"	8,091	26,545	1950	World's 10th highest situated in Nepal.
Nanda Devi	"Bliss-Giving Goddess"	7,817	25,645	1936	Located in Uttarakhand, India

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By :  News Team