Make a list of major Himalayan peaks from the west to the east with the help of an atlas ~ Civil Services Self Study

Question.

Make a list of major Himalayan peaks from the west to the east with the help of an atlas.

(Chapter-2 Structure and Physiography, Class 11 NCERT geography "India Physical Environment")

Answer.

Following is a list of the major Himalayan peaks from west to east;

Mount K2 (8611M) is the highest peak in the Karakoram range. It is part of Kashmir or the North Western Himalayas.

Nanga Parbat (8126 m) is in the Kashmir Himalayas.

Kamet (7756 m) is in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, it is in the Greater Himalayas.

Nanda Devi (7817 m) is in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, it is in the Greater Himalayas.

Guru Madhata (7728 m) is in the Nepal Himalayas, and it is in the Greater Himalayas.

Dhaulagiri (8167 m) is in the Nepal Himalaya, it is in the Greater Himalaya.

Annapurna (8091 m) is in the Nepal Himalayas, it is in the Greater Himalayas.

Mount Everest (8848 m) is the highest peak not only in the Himalayas but in the world, it is in the Nepal Himalayas, and it is in the Himalayas.

Makalu (8485 m) is in the Nepal Himalaya, it is in the Greater Himalaya.

Kangchenjunga (8586 m) peak is the second highest peak in the Himalayas located in the Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas.

Kanguru and Namcha Barwa (7782 m) are important peaks of the Arunachal Himalayas. Namcha Barwa is the easternmost peak of the Himalayas.

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