The Himalayas

- Himalayas means 'Abode of snow' and they are young fold mountains of tertiary period, which were folded over Tethys sea due to intercontinental collision.

- It is one of the youngest fold mountain ranges in the world and comprises mainly of sedimentary rocks.

- It stretch from the Indus river in the west to the Brahmaputra river in the East.

- The Pamir, popularly known as the roof of the world is the connecting link between the Himalayas and the high ranges of central Asia.