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Himalayas
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Abode of snow"), a stupendous mountain chain stretching 1500 m. along the northern frontier of India, and dividing that country from Thibet; forty-five of its peaks attain a greater height than those of any other mountain system in the world; Mount Everest, the loftiest, reaches 29,002 ft.; the best-known pass is the Karakoram Pass (18,550 ft.), leading into Eastern Turkestan; there are few lakes, but amid the snowy heights rise the rivers Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra, &c.; gold, iron, copper, and lead are wrought.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Himalayas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/himalayas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Himalayas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/himalayas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
