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<p> [[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 <i> Karakoram Pass </i> (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. </p> | Himalayas <ref name="term_74623" /> | ||
==References == | <p> [[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 <i> Karakoram [[Pass]] </i> (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. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74623"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/himalayas Himalayas from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74623"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/himalayas Himalayas from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 15 October 2021
Himalayas [1]
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.
