List_of_Himalayan_peaks_and_passes

List of Himalayan peaks and passes

List of Himalayan peaks and passes

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The Karakoram and Hindu Kush are regarded as separate ranges. In the table below sorting by coordinates sorts by longitude (i.e. West to East) and "HP" = High point.

Main article: Himalaya

Peaks

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Passes and routes

The rugged terrain makes few routes through the mountains possible. Some routes through the Himalaya include:

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Notes

  1. [D 1]
    In Pakistan's disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region, claimed by India.
  2. [D 2]
    In India's disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region, claimed by Pakistan.
  3. [D 3]
    In Pakistan's disputed Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory) region, claimed by India.

References

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    "Mount Everest | Height, Location, Map, Facts, Climbers, & Deaths". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  2. [2]
    "K2". Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021. Quote: "K2 is located in the Karakoram Range and lies partly in a Chinese-administered enclave of the Kashmir region within the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China, and partly in the Gilgit-Baltistan portion of Kashmir under the administration of Pakistan."
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    "K2 | Geography & history". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  4. [4]
    "Kanchenjunga | mountain, Asia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. [5]
    "Nanga Parbat | mountain, Jammu and Kashmir INDIA". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  6. [6]
    Wholly claimed by China as a part of its Tibet Autonomous Region; Actually Bhutan • China
  7. [7]
    Strictly not in the Himalaya, but in the Nyenchen Tanglha Shan in East Tibet
  8. [8]
    "Gyala Peri - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  9. [9]
    Wholly claimed by Bhutan, but on the border of the Tibet Autonomous Region according to China.
  10. [10]
    "Noijin Kangsang". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  11. [11]
    Strictly not in the Himalaya, but in the Transhimalaya on the Tibetan plateau
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    Godin, L.; et al. (1999). Allison MacFarlane; Rasoul B. Sorkhabi; Jay Quade (eds.). "High strain zone in the hanging wall of the Annapurna detachment". Himalaya and Tibet: Mountain Roots to Mountain Tops (328). GSA: 201.
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    Kumar, Mayank (September 26, 2019). "Not Khardung La, This Is the World's Highest Motorable Pass. Yes, It's in India!".
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