Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (), is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has many of Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest (Nepal/China). The Himalayas include over fifty mountains exceeding 7,200 m (23,600 ft) in elevation, including ten of the fourteen 8,000-metre peaks. By contrast, the highest peak outside Asia (Aconcagua, in the Andes) is 6,961 m (22,838 ft) tall.
HIGHEST POINT
| Elevation | 8,848 m (29,029 ft)
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| Coordinates | 27°59′N 86°55′E
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NAMING
| Native name | Himālaya
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