Himalayas

Summary

Himalayas is a mountain range^[1]. Himalayas ranks in the top 0.11% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,337 views/month, #3 of 2,807).^[2]

Key Facts

• Himalayas is in the country of Nepal^[3].
• Himalayas is in the country of Myanmar^[4].
• Himalayas is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Himalayas is in the country of Pakistan^[6].
• Himalayas is in the country of India^[7].
• Himalayas is in the country of Afghanistan^[8].
• Himalayas is on the continent of Asia^[9].
• Himalayas's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[10].
• Himalayas is part of Alpide belt^[11].
• Himalayas is part of Larger Himalaya^[12].
• Himalayas's Commons category is recorded as Himalayas^[13].
• Himalayas's highest point is recorded as Mount Everest^[14].
• Himalayas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29, 'lon': 84}^[15].
• Himalayas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Himalayas^[16].
• Himalayas's Commons gallery is recorded as Himalayas^[17].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[18].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[23].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[25].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[26].
• Himalayas's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Nepal^[3], a landlocked country^[28], in Nepal^[29], founded in 1768^[30]; Myanmar^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Myanmar^[32], founded in 1948^[33]; People's Republic of China^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in People's Republic of China^[35], founded in 1949^[36]; Pakistan^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Pakistan^[38], founded in 1947^[39]; India^[7], a country^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1947^[42]; and Afghanistan^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Afghanistan^[44], founded in 1709^[45]. Himalayas is on the continent of Asia^[9]. Part of include Alpide belt^[11], a geomorphological system^[46], in Algeria^[47] and Larger Himalaya^[12], a non-geologically related mountain range^[48], in Norway^[49].

Physical Characteristics

Himalayas covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+600000'}^[50]. Himalayas sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8848.86'}^[51]. Himalayas's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2400'}^[52].

Designation and Status

Himalayas's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Himalayas include Himalayan salt^[53]; Himalayan^[54], a cat breed^[55]; Himalayan tahr^[56], a taxon^[57]; Alpide belt^[58], a geomorphological system^[59], in Algeria^[60]; Himalayasaurus^[61], a fossil taxon^[62]; White-tailed Nuthatch^[63], a taxon^[64]; Duttaphrynus himalayanus^[65], a taxon^[66]; and Ophiostoma himal-ulmi^[67], a taxon^[68].

Why It Matters

Himalayas ranks in the top 0.11% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,337 views/month, #3 of 2,807).^[2] Himalayas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] Himalayas is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

Entities named for Himalayas include Himalayan salt^[53]; Himalayan^[54], a cat breed^[55]; Himalayan tahr^[56], a taxon^[57]; Alpide belt^[58], a geomorphological system^[59], in Algeria^[60]; Himalayasaurus^[61], a fossil taxon^[62]; and White-tailed Nuthatch^[63], a taxon^[64].