Winds of Himalayas

  Makalu Peak , The  Peaks of Himalayas:- The Makalu Peak is having elevation of 8481 metres above mean sea level and it is fifth highest peak in the world . Beautiful Morning view of Makalu Peak  This peak is located in Mahalangur mountain range of Nepal , South East of Mount Everest is in the border between Nepal and Tibet . Snow cladded Makalu Peak Makalu word is taken from Sanskrit , ," Mahakal" which indicates Lord Shiva.  It is an isolated peak in four sided pyramid shape . Beautiful View of Makalu Peak Mirroring on a Lake .

  The Fourth highest Peak of Himalayas,"  Lhoste " Fourth Highest Peak of Himalayas  Lhoste  The Himalayas 's fourth highest peak in the world is 'Lhoste ' .   It is 8516 metres above mean sea level. In feets it is 27940 feet .  The Lhoste peak is situated on the border between Tibet in the Autonomous region of China and Nepal in Khumbu region . Snow cladded Lhoste Mountains  It is called South Peak as it is connected With South valley from the Everest . It is first ascent by Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss in 18 May 1956 and in winter in 31 December 1988 by Krzysztof Wielicki . View of Himalayas Lhoste peak  This peak was attempted to climb in ,1955 by International Himalayan Expedition , headed by Norman Dyhrenfurth  but due to unexpected strong winds they could not succeed and turned to North West face of Lhoste about 8100 metres above mean sea level.

  The 3rd highest  peak  in the world:- The 3rd Highest peak in the world "Kangchenjunga is also spelled Kanchenjunga is 8586 metres above mean sea level . In feets it is 28169 feet . Kangchenjunga Peak of Himalayas  We find this peak in in the Eastern Himalayas on the border of Sikkim , North Eastern India and Eastern Nepal . This mountain comes in Greater Himalayas. View of Himalayas Kangchenjunga The rocks of this Himalayan range is of Neoproterozoic to Ordovician age. This period is about 445 million to one billion years old . It's name is combination of four words of Tibetan origin. These are :- Kang - Chen - dzo - nga . It means " Five Treasure of Great Snow ." The mountain range of Kangchenjunga experiences heavy snowfall in summer and Monsoon and lighter snow fall in winter . Kangchenjunga Peak Experiences snowfall.

  Karakoram -K2 Peak of Himalayas:- We know it as Austin Goodwin. K2 is also named Austin Goodwin. An English photographer explored this Himalayan peak who's name was Austin Goodwin so it is named after his name . View of Karakoram -K2 Peak , Himalayas  In local language , they call it " Chogo Ri " , it means The Great Mountain. Karakoram K2 is the second highest peak in the world. Karakoram -K2 Second highest peak in the world  The K 2 is at an elevation of 8611 metres above mean sea level .  In feet it is 28250 feet . First is Mount Everest 29032 feet .

  Peaks of Himalayas Beautiful View of Mount Everest  :-- In this post we are taking the peaks of Himalayas one by one . The highest peak of Himalayas is Mount Everest . This peak is 8848.86 metres high above mean sea level . In feets it is 29032 metres above mean sea level . It is also named Sagarmatha and Chomolungma. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world . The Mount Everest falls in Nepal and Tibet . Mount Everest was first climbed by Tenzing and Hillary in 1953. The range in which it comes is Khumbu Himal range. Initially Mount Everest was named peak XXV but later it was named after the name of British Surveyor General to India. Sir George Everest was a British Surveyor and Geographer . He served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. Mount Everest View  He wad born on 4 th July and passed away on December 1st 1866. He was educated in Marlow and received his military education then joined the East India company and arrived in India when he was of 16....

  Himalayas  ,Indian Himalayan Region :- This is the Portion of Himalayas which in Indian territory.  Indian Ranges of Himalayas traverses in thirteen states and Union Territories. Let's see the names of these states . 1 . Ladakh 2. Jammu and Kashmir , both Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir are two separate Union Territories . 3.Himachal Pradesh  4 Utrakhand 5 . Sikkim 6 . West Bengal 7 . Manipur 8. Meghalaya 9 . Mizoram 10. Nagaland 11.Tripura 12. Assam 13. Arunachal Pradesh The Himalayas in Indian Region traverses covering these states and Union Territories . This Himalayan region is serving water to the large part of Indian subcontinent . This Himalayan ranges have varieties of flora and fauna The Himalayas start from the foothills of Shivalik and stretch up to the Tibetan Plateau on the North up to Trans-Himalayas ..

  Outer Himalayas,  States in Shiwalik  Hills :- Shukhna Lake in foot hills of Harayana Shiwalik Hills  We have studied about outer Himalayas now let's know that in which states the Shiwalik Hills traverse. Jammu and Kashmir Shiwalik Hills From West these hills start from Jammu and Kashmir and traverse to Uttaranchal in the East covering Himachal Pradesh and parts of Punjab and Haryana. Jammu Kashmir Shiwalik Hills  From West these hills start from Jammu and Kashmir and traverse to Uttaranchal in the East  covering Himachal Pradesh and parts of Punjab and Haryana .

  Outer Himalayas The Shiwalik Hills :- View of Shiwalik Hills Jammu  We have already studied about outer Himalayas . These hills are formed by the deposits by the rivers flowing from higher Ranges . Shiwalik Hills Himachal Pradesh  Those the hills of outer Himalayas are called Shiwalik Hills but as per the location their names are different as per Location . The Shiwalik range in Jammu region are called Jammu hills . u In Arunachal these hills are named as Dafla hills , Miri hills , Abor and Mishmi hills. Uttarakhand Shiwalik range  When we come to Utrakhand the Shiwalik range are called The Dhang range  and Dundwa hills. View of Nepal Churia Ghat hills  When we come come to Nepal these mountains are called Churia Ghat hills.

  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 .

  Himalaya :- Outer Himalayas :- After going through the High lights of Greater Himalayas and Mid Himalayas we are having a sight on Shiwalik range. Beautiful View of Shiwalik Hills  Shiwalik Hills  :-  The Shiwalik range is also called Outer Himalayas. The outer Himalayas are  located between Great Plains and Mid Himalayas or Lesser Himalayas. The altitudes of this Himalayan range lies between 600 metres to 1500 metres above mean sea level . If we come to the expansion of Shiwalik range it also runs from Potwar Plateau to Brahmaputra valley about 2400 Kms . The Southern slopes of of this Himalayan range are steep while Northern slopes are gentle . Shiwalik range  View  The width of Shiwalik range varies  from 50Km in Himachal Pradesh to less than 15 kms in Arunachal Pradesh . It is almost unbroken chain of low hills  except an area occupied by the valleys of Tista river and Raidak river which is about 80 to 90 kms . The Shiwalik range from N...

  Himalaya:-  Lesser Himalayas or Mid Himalayas :- Beautiful View of Lesser Himalayas Previously we have studied about the Great Himalayas or Himadri , in this post we will see  the Himachal or Lesser Himalayas . It is also called Mid Himalayas . The Mid Himalayas or the lesser Himalayas is the Himalayan mountains range which exists in between  Shiwalik range in the south and the Greater Himalayas in the North. It almost runs parallel to Greater Himalayas and Shiwalik range. Mount Makalu Nepal Himalayas  The elevations of Mid Himalayas ranges from about 3500 metres to 4500 metres above mean sea level .  The total length of Mid Himalayas is about 2400 Kms and width varies between 60 km to 80  kms. In the middle Himalayas some peaks are more than 5050 metres above mean sea level and remains under snow throughout the year . Mid Himalayas  The main ranges of Lesser Himalayas are 1. Pir Panjal Range , The Dhaoladhar  . 3. The Mussoorie and Nag Tib...

  Himalayas   Himadri or Greater Himalayas :-   We know that Mountains cover 25% of the earth 's surface . Our Himalayan mountains are recently formed young fold mountains. These Himalayan mountains streched over the northern border of India . These mountains run from river Indus in the west  to the Brahmaputra river in the East . They form an arc shape and they cover about 2400 Kms . The width is about 400 Km in Kashmir and 150 Kms in Arunachal Pradesh . Himadri range Mt. Everest  The height of the mountains is more in the Eastern half then the western half . The Himalayan mountains are having three parallel ranges . The first one is known as the Great Himalayas or Inner  Himalayas or Himadri. The second one is known as The Himachal or Lesser Himalayas . The Third one is known as The Shiwalik range . The Himadri or Great Himalayas is the Northern most ranges of Himalayas . It is continuous range  consisting of the loftious peaks with an average h...

  Himalayas  &  Sovereignty of the  Countries  :-   Panoramic view of Himalayas  The countries  having sovereignty over the Himalayas are :- India  Nepal Bhutan Pakistan and China Beautiful view of Himalayas  We see that India , Nepal and Bhutan have sovereignty over major portions of Himalayas  but Pakistan and China also have occupied some parts of Himalayas. Pakistan in Kashmir region  has occupied  the portion of Himalayas lying from North and west along the Line of Control established between India and Pakistan  in 1972. Panoramic view of Himalayas  Pakistan has administered control over 32400 square miles. Snow Capped view of Himalayas  China has administered control over 14000 square miles in Ladakh region and claims territory at the eastern end of Himalayas with in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh . China creates dispute of boundaries in this area .

  Himalayas , The  Physical Features :- View of Himalayas  Himalayas 's formation came into existence thousands of years ago resulting from the movement of Tectonic plates under Gondwana land and under Angara Land. (Indic Tectonic plate and Euroasiaee  Tectonic plates) When we see Himalayas from South it looks like Gigantic crescent with the main axis rising above the snow range  Beautiful View of Himalayas with glaciers  In these snow ranges there are snow fields , alpine glaciers and and avalanches , these all feed glaciers in valleys in Lower heights .This whole system forms the system of Himalyan rivers . Himalayas from the river system  We see that physical features of Himalayas are  soaring heights of mountains , peaks with steep sides  , valleys and alpine glaciers  , rivers gorges  , tipical geological structure and series of varying altitudes which form different ecological  combination of flora , fauna and climate . ...

  Formation of  Himalayas :-    In this blog let us understand about the formation of Himalayas .  There are two theories which explain formation of Himalayas  :- One is "The Geosyncline Theory " and the second one is " The Plate Tectonic Theory " Let us understand the first one which is explained by a German Scientist Kober, according to this theory  About 541 millions to 252 million years ago from the end of Plaeozoic Era there was Tethys ocean containing salt water. View of Tethys ocean   On either side of this Tethys ocean  there was Gondwana Land (Indic Plate ) and India was also the part of Gondwana land and on the other side there was Laurasia ( Urasiayee Plate )or Eurasia means Europe and Asia was connected together which was called Angara Land. At that time the rivers flowing from both sides deposited huge muck , sand , boulders and silt in the Tethys ocean  The pressure on  Angara Land and Gondwana Land caused movemen...

  Himalayas &    Its Ranges :-  We have exploring Himalayas so mainly we can divide Himalayas in three divisions as under  and Trans Himalayas formed prior to the formation of Himalayas. The Greater Himalayas Mid Himalayas  Shivalik Hills or Sub Himalayas  Tans - Himalayas  Shivalik Hills Or Sub Himalayas or Outer Himalayas:- So we can group the Himalayan ranges in four parallel longitudinal mountain ranges. These from South to North as the the lowest hills called outer Himalayas or sub Himalayas also called Shivalik range . Mid Himalayas :- It is also called lesser or Lower Himalayas.