What is the location and extent of the Himalayan mountains?
- The Himalayan range is the world's highest mountain range, with its tallest peak Mt. Everest (8,848 metres (29,029 ft)) on the Nepal–China border.
- They form India's northeastern border, separating it from northeastern Asia.
- The Himalayan range has the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.
- The Himalayas include over a hundred mountains exceeding 7,200 metres (23,600 ft) in elevation.
- The Himalayan range is one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consists mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock.