10 FACTS ABOUT THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS
- The himalayan has over 100 peaks.
- K2 is the second highest mountains in the world is 8,611 metres
- K2 got it’s name because it was so remote it had not been given a local name.
- this said it is rare for animals to survive above 550 metres /1,800 feet/ as the air gets thinner and the temperatures are too low here.
- many people also rely on the tourism industry for income.
- in sherpa villages in the himalayas ,yak dung is made into patties and dired.
- the people living here depend on agriculture and also the yak.
- the extreme climate found in the himalayas does limit the areas where settlements can be built.
- better communication and transportation have improved the lifestyle of many people in the himalayas .
- the himalayas are on the continent of asia,south of the tibetan plateau and extending from west to east.
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