Himalayas



                                      * The Himalayas are mountain range in South Asia , the highest in the world.                                       * The West end in Pakistan , they run through Jammu and Kashmir , into the Republic of India's Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal states ,  Nepal , and the Kingdoms of Sikkim , and Bhutan . They end in the south of China's Tibetan Autonomous Region .
                                      * The 15 highest mountains in the world are in the Himalayas . The main ones are the Mount Everest , K2 , Annapurna , and Nanga Parbat . Mount Everest is the highest mountain on the face of the Earth . Mount Everest is 8,849 meters . There are over 100 mountains . Of the fifteen highest mountain peaks in the World , nine of them are in the Nepali Himalayas .
                                      * The Himalayas are very popular for tourists because it has a lot of wildlife . The types of plants and trees , which are common in the place , are Oak , Pine , Fir , Rhododendron , Birch , Juniper , and Deodar . Common animals , which are seen mostly in the different parts of the Himalayas , are snow leopards , blue sheep , musk deer , tigers , elephants , wild boar , and crocodiles.                                            
                                     *Even endangered species of animals and plants are also found there . In the north part of the Himalayas where the temperature falls below freezing point , animals cannot survive well . However , those who adapted can survive . During the cold winters most of the animals migrate to the lower regions of the Himalayas while others like the brown bear hibernate instead . 

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