Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan is the ninth-highest mountain on earth. In the traditional definition of the Himalayas to be lying between the Indus and the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra rivers, it is the western anchor of the entire range, around which the Indus river skirts.
The Western Himalayas refers to the western half of the Himalayas, in northwestern India and northern Pakistan. Four of the five tributaries of the Indus River in Punjab (Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, and Ravi) rise in the Western Himalayas; while the fifth, the Sutlej cuts through the range after rising in Tibet.
Included within the Western Himalayas are the Zanskar Range, the Pir Panjal Range, and the Dhauladhar Range, and western parts of the Sivalik Range and the Great Himalayas. The highest point is Nanga Parbat (26,660 feet or 8,126 metres), at the northwestern end of the region.
The WesternHimalayas refers to the western half of the Himalayas, in northwestern India and northern Pakistan. Four of the five tributaries of the Indus...
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (/ˌhɪməˈleɪ.ə, hɪˈmɑːləjə/ HIM-ə-LAY-ə, hih-MAH-lə-yə) is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent...
Sub-Himalayas lies the Singalila Ridge, the western end of a group of uplands in Nepal. Most of the Sub-Himalayas are in Nepal; a small portion reaches into...
System and Triassic systems are seen in the westernHimalayas. The Jurassic system is seen in the westernHimalayas and Rajasthan. Tertiary imprints are seen...
The geology of the Himalayas is a record of the most dramatic and visible creations of the immense mountain range formed by plate tectonic forces and...
Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the WesternHimalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterised by...
to the mountains of the westernHimalayas and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitudes of 1,500–3,200 m in the Himalayas and 1,000–2,200 m in the...
the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompasses a larger area that...
from Srinagar. The town is situated in the Pir Panjal Range in the WesternHimalayas and lies within the boundaries of Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary. Kashmir...
above sea level in the foothills of the Dhauladhar ranges of the WesternHimalayas.It is part of the Kalatop Khajiar Sanctuary. Khajiar can be reached...
The mountainous upper portion of Northwest India consists of the WesternHimalayas, while the flat lower portion consists of the middle portion of the...
the Karakoram and 5 in the Hindu Kush over 7,000m. The ultras of the Himalayas lie to the south east and are listed separately. To the north are the...
extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the westernHimalayas. It is migratory, wintering in Africa south of the Sahara. The Eurasian...
a range of mountains in the Lower Himalayan region located in the WesternHimalayas of northern Indian subcontinent. It runs southeast to northwest between...
India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the westernHimalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It flows south and east through...
dysentery, throat pain, headaches, and fish bones stuck in throat. The WesternHimalayas region consists of the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and...
Cedrus deodara, the deodar cedar. This tree is found naturally in the WesternHimalayas from the Gandaki River in central Nepal to the Hindu Kush mountain...
Kangra Valley is a river valley situated in the WesternHimalayas. It lies in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India, and is a popular tourist destination...
Rao, Y. V. (March 2005), "Prediction of Western Disturbances and Associated Weather over the WesternHimalayas" (PDF), Current Science, vol. 88, no. 6...
isabelline bear, is a subspecies of the brown bear occurring in the westernHimalayas. It is the largest mammal in the region, males reaching up to 2.2 m...
Historically, Kashmir referred to only the Kashmir Valley of the westernHimalayas. Today, it denotes a larger area that includes the Indian-administered...
western tragopan or western horned tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) is a medium-sized brightly plumed pheasant found along the range of Himalayas from...
Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Bageshwar District Uttarakhand WesternHimalayas Snow leopard, Himalayan black bear 5860 3 1988 Nokrek In West Garo...
forests ecoregion of the middle and upper elevations of the western Middle Himalayas of Nepal, India, and Pakistan. The ecoregion forms a belt of coniferous...
normally considered to mark the divide between the Western and Eastern Himalayas. "Kumaun Himalayas | mountains, India". Western list Eastern list Map...
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