30/09/2022
the Central Himalayas falls in Nepal, it is the home of the highest mountains of the world, towering up to 8,848.86 meters in height. The Himalayas in Nepal acts like the border in between the Tibetan plateau and is home to Everest 8,848.86m (ranked 1st), Kanchenjunga 8,586m (ranked 3rd), Lhotse 8516m (ranked 4th), Makalu 8481m (ranked 5th), Cho Oyu 8201 (ranked 6th), Dhaulagiri I 8167m (ranked 7th), Manaslu 8156m (ranked 8th), Annapurna I 8091m (ranked 10th) and many other mountains above 7000 meters and hundreds above 6000m.
The western edge of the Himalayas prolongs to the Indus River and the Nanga Parvat which is the highest mountain in the western flank of the Himalayas, and the 9th highest in the world. The northwestern section of the Himalayas are known as Karakoram and the Hindu Kush and in total both of these ranges cover more than 1300 kilometers. The Karakoram Range is in itself 500km in length and it is one of the heavily glaciated places outside the polar region. It is also the home of K2 8611m which is the 2nd highest mountain in the world and the home of many unranked 8000 meter mountains.
