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The Himalayan region is characterized by the massive mountain ranges of the Himalaya, the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush and a host of minor ranges extending from the Pamir Knot. The region is home to the nations of Nepal, Bhutan, the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and the regions of Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. The name is from Sanskrit himālaya, a tatpurusa compound meaning "the abode of snow" (from hima "snow", and ālaya "abode"; see also Himavat). Together, the Himalaya mountain system is the planet's highest and home to all fourteen of the world's highest peaks: the Eight-thousanders, including Mount Everest. The mountain ranges are the source of three of the world's major river systems, the Indus Basin, the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin and the Yangtze Basin. The people of the Himalayan region are largely of Indo-Tibetan descent and distinctive religions include Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism.
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Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Darjeeling district, in the Shivalik Hills on the lower range of the Himalaya, at an average elevation of 2,134 m (6,982 ft). The name "Darjeeling" is a combination of the Tibetan words Dorje ("thunderbolt") and ling ("place"), translating to "The land of the thunderbolt." During the British Raj in India, Darjeeling's temperate climate led to its development as a hill station (hill town) for British residents to escape the heat of the plains during the summers. Darjeeling is internationally famous for its tea industry and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tea plantations date back to the mid 1800s as part of a British development of the area. The tea growers of the area developed distinctive hybrids of black tea and fermenting techniques, with many blends considered among the world's finest. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway connecting the town with the plains was declared a World Heritage Site in 1999 and is one of the few steam engines still in service in India. Darjeeling has several British-style public schools, which attract students from many parts of India and neighbouring countries. The town, along with neighbouring Kalimpong was a major centre for the demand of a separate Gorkhaland state in the 1980s, though the separatist movement has gradually decreased over the past decade due to the setting up of an autonomous hill council. In the recent years the town's fragile ecology is threatened by a rising demand for environmental resources, stemming from growing tourist traffic and poorly planned urbanisation. (more...)
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Peak Name |
Other names and meaning |
Elevation (m) |
Elevation (ft) |
First ascent |
Notes |
Everest |
Sagarmatha -"One whose forehead is in the skies",
Chomolangma or Qomolangma -"Mother of the Universe" |
8,848 |
29,028 |
1953 |
World's highest mountain Located in Nepal(Around China Border.). Till 2010 A.D., about 2305 people, total of 5501 times, from 20 different countries have climbed Mt. Everest. |
K2 |
Chogo Gangri |
8,611 |
28,251 |
1954 |
World's 2nd highest. Located in Pakistan. World's toughest mountain to climb. |
Kanchenjunga |
Kangchen Dzö-nga |
8,586 |
28,169 |
1955 |
World's 3rd highest. Located in Nepal. |
Lhotse |
- |
8,501 |
27,939 |
1956 |
World's 4th highest and close to Mt Everest. Located in Nepal(Around China Border.). |
Makalu |
- |
8,462 |
27,765 |
1955 |
World's 5th highest. Located in Nepal(Around China Border.) |
Cho Oyu |
Mt. Zhuoaoyou |
8,201 |
26,906 |
1954 |
World's 6th highest. Located in Nepal(Around China Border.) |
Dhaulagiri |
White Mountain |
8,167 |
26,764 |
1960 |
World's 7th highest. Located in Nepal. |
Manaslu |
Kutang - "Mountain of the Spirit" |
8,163 |
26,758 |
1956 |
World's 8th highest. Located 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. Located in Nepal. |
Gasherbrum I |
Hidden Peak (Khumbu Gangri) or K5 |
8,068 |
26,470 |
1958 |
World's 11th highest. Located in Pakistan. |
Broad Peak |
K3 (Phalchen Gangri) |
8,047 |
26,400 |
1957 |
World's 12th highest. Located in Pakistan. |
Gasherbrum II |
K4 |
8,035 |
26,360 |
1956 |
World's 13th highest. Located in Pakistan. |
Shishapangma |
"Crest above the grassy plains"
Gosainthan -Sanskrit for "place of the saint", |
8,027 |
26,289 |
1964 |
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Gyachung Gangri |
- |
7,922 |
26,089 |
1964 |
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Nanda Devi |
"Bliss-Giving Goddess" |
7,817 |
25,645 |
1936 |
India |
Kamet |
- |
7,756 |
25,447 |
1931 |
India |
Kabru |
- |
7,338 |
24,258 |
1935 |
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Bumo Gangri |
"Unmarried Daughter" |
7,161 |
23,494 |
1962 |
Popular climbing peak. |
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