SOCIAL SCIENCE

GUIDED BY SUBMITTED BY
Mamta Mam Rajveer Jat
Class- 9th ‘B’
The Himalayan Mountains

The Himalayas, geologically young

and structurally fold mountains
stretch over the northern borders of
India. These mountain ranges run in a
west-east direction from the Indus to
the Brahmaputra. The Himalayas
represent the loftiest and one of the
most rugged mountain barriers of the
world.
 Himalayas
Aerial view of Mount Everest and surrounding
landscape
Highest point
Mount Everest (Nepal
Peak
and China)
Elevation 8,848 m (29,029 ft)
27°59′17″N
Coordinates 86°55′31″ECoordinates:
27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E
Dimensions
Length 2,400 km (1,500 mi)
 Some Highest Peaks of the Himalayas

Peak Country Height

in metres
Mt. Everest Nepal 8848
Kanchenjunga India 8598
Makalu Nepal 8481
Dhaulagiri Nepal 8172
Nanga Parbat India 8126
Annapurna Nepal 8078
Nanda Devi India 7817
Kamet India 7756
Namcha Barwa India 7756
Gurla Mandhata Nepal 7728
 Rivers of Himalaya

River Country Length

in Km.
Ganges India 2525
Brahmaputra India 2900
Godavari India 1465
Narmada India 1312
Yamuna India 1376
Kaveri India 765
Tapti India 742
Sutlej India 1450
Chambal India 960
Jhelum India 750
 Mount Everest
(Sagarmāthā)
(Chomolungma)
(Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng)
Everest's north face from the Tibetan plateau
Highest point
[1]
8,848 metres (29,029 ft)
Elevation
Ranked 1st

Ranked 1st
Prominence
(Notice special definition for
Everest)
Seven Summits
Eight-thousander
Listing
Country high point
Ultra