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Annapurna
(Encyclopedia)Annapurna ən-nəpo͝orˈnə [key], massif of the Himalayas, N central Nepal, forming a ridge 35 mi (56 km) long, including two of the highest peaks in the world, Annapurna I (26,502 ft/8,078 m) in th...Shimla
(Encyclopedia)Shimla shĭmˈlə [key], formerly Simla, town (1991 pop. 110,360), capital of Himachal Pradesh state, NW India. It is situated on a forested ridge (c.7,100 ft/2,165 m high) in the W Himalayas. Shimla ...Ravi
(Encyclopedia)Ravi räˈvē [key], one of the five rivers of the Punjab, 475 mi (764 km) long, rising in the Himalayas, NW India, and flowing generally W into Pakistan, past Lahore, to join the Chenab River, NE Pak...Godwin-Austen, Henry Haversham
(Encyclopedia)Godwin-Austen, Henry Haversham härˈshəm, hăvˈərshəm [key], 1834–1923, English topographer and geologist. An officer in the British army (1851–77), he was assigned to several government surv...Ghaghara
(Encyclopedia)Ghaghara gōˈgrä [key], river, major tributary of the Ganges, c.640 mi (1,030 km) long, rising in the Himalayas, SW Tibet region of China, and flowing generally S through Nepal (where it is called t...Kailas
(Encyclopedia)Kailas kīläsˈ [key], peak, c.22,280 ft (6,790 m) high, SW Tibet region of China, highest point of the Kailas Range, in the Himalayas. It is near the sources of the Sutlej, Indus, and Yarlung Zangbo...cedar
(Encyclopedia)cedar, common name for a number of trees, mostly coniferous evergreens. The true cedars belong to the small genus Cedrus of the family Pinaceae (pine family). All are native to the Old World from the ...Beas
(Encyclopedia)Beas bēˈäs [key], river, 250 mi (402 km) long, rising in the Himalayas and flowing generally SW through the fertile Kulu Valley of Himachal Pradesh and the Shiwalik Range to join the Sutlej River, ...Kanchenjunga
(Encyclopedia)Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanga kĭnˌchənjo͝ongˈgə [key], mountain, on the India-Nepal border, E Himalayas; geologically regarded as part of the main axis of the Himalayan range. The third highest mo...Dharamsala
(Encyclopedia)Dharamsala, town, Himachal Pradesh, N India. Located on the slopes of the Kangra valley at the edge of Dhauladhar range in the outer Himalayas. Dharamsa...Browse by Subject
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