Himalayas

Česky: Himálaj je pohoří v Asii, oddělující Indický subkontinent od Tibetské náhorní roviny. Nachází se v něm nejvyšší hora světa, Mount Everest.

Deutsch: Der Himalaya (auch: Himalaja) ist ein Hochgebirgssystem in Asien, nördlich des indischen Subkontinents und südlich des Tibetischen Hochlands.

English: The Himalaya Range (Sanskrit: literally, "abode of snow", हिमालय, IPA pronunciation: [hɪ'mɑlijə]), or Himalayas for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

日本語: ヒマラヤ山脈

Aerial photographs

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  Himalaya from the International Space Station (ISS).

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  Himalayan mountains from air. Near K2, Pakistan

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  The termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya.

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  Snow-capped peaks and ridges of the eastern Himalaya Mountains create an irregular white-on-red patchwork between major rivers in south-western China

Major peaks

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  Everest, the highest peak of the Himalayas (left) and Lhotse (right), no. 4

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  Everest
  8,848 m

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  Mount Everest north face from Rongbuk in Tibet

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  K2
  8,611 m

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  K2, on the border of Pakistan and China

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  Kangchenjunga
  8,586 m

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  Kangchenjunga, on the border of Nepal and Sikkim, India

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  Lhotse
  8,516 m

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  Makalu
  8,463 m

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  Cho Oyu
  8,201 m

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  Dhaulagiri
  8,167 m

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  Manaslu
  8,163 m

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  Nanga Parbat
  8,125 m

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  Nanga Parbat, Pakistan

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  Nanga Parbat, Pakistan

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  Annapurna
  8,091 m

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  Nanda Devi, the highest peak entirely within India

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  North Sikkim, Kangchengyao satellite, India

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  Kangchenjunga as seen from Sikkim, India

Panoramas

2004 photo mosaic the Himalayas with Makalu and Mount Everest from the International Space Station, Expedition 8

Details

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  Rock layers below Tilla Charouni the highest peak in Margalla Hills near Islmabad, Pakistan