Trans Himalayas :-

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 Trans Himalayas :-

We know   the mountain range named "Gangdise-Nyenchen Tanglha range " this is Transhimslaya  .




Beautiful View of Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain range 

The Transhimslaya  falls in China ' India  and Nepal  ,its le ngth is about 1600 Km extending from West to East parallel to the main Himalayan range .


Transhimslaya is comprising Gangdise range to the west and the Nyenchen Tanglha range to the East .




Nyenchen Tanglha range in Transhimslaya 

The Transhimslaya is formed about 2.6 million to 66 Million years ago . Transhimslaya is made up of volcanic and Granite rocks of Neogene and Paleogene age .

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