Photo: European Space Agency, Mount Makalu, Himalayas
Wikipedia: The Himalayas is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayan range has the Earth’s highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. The Himalayas include over a hundred mountains exceeding 7,200 meters (23,600 feet) in elevation. By contrast, the highest peak outside Asia – Aconcagua, in the Andes – is 6,961 meters (22,838 feet) tall.
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Since the #Himalayas are the highest #mountains on the planet it's not surprising that #Tibet is the origin of many major #rivers as this #map shows. These rivers give live to billions of people! Super important bit of #geography! Source: https://t.co/pw0hWWT626 pic.twitter.com/8sKqD0RgjL
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