Himalayas
Roof of Asia
The Himalayas are the mountain range in South Asia containing the world's highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
The range stretches across five countries—India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and Pakistan—and serves as a natural barrier between the Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan Plateau.
Figuratively, Himalayan describes anything of enormous scale: a Himalayan task, Himalayan debts.
Utmost height attained
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- rangeExtent of variation
- massifUnified mountain group
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
valley · Everest · K2 · Annapurna · altitude · cordillera · geology · tectonics
Religious journey to shrine
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- sadhuHindu holy ascetic
- lamaAndean beast of burden
guru · meditation · yoga · sacred · temple · Dharamsala · Varanasi · Buddhism
Slow-moving ice mass
- snowcapFrozen peak covering
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- icefallSteep, crevassed glacier section
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
moraine · crevasse · meltwater · snowpack · frostbite · blizzard · whiteout · subzero
High-altitude Asian felid
- yakHimalayan ox or chatter
- endemicNative to one area
- rhododendronShrub with bell-shaped flower clusters
- orchidShowy tropical flower
Impressive splendor and scale
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- toweringOf imposing height
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
imposing · magnificent · breathtaking · panoramic · vista · splendor · majesty · dramatic
peak
Utmost height attained
ridge · valley · Everest · K2 · Annapurna · altitude · cordillera · geology · tectonics · orogeny
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
lama · guru · meditation · yoga · sacred · temple · Dharamsala · Varanasi · Buddhism · Hinduism
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- snowcapFrozen peak covering
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- icefallSteep, crevassed glacier section
permafrost · moraine · crevasse · meltwater · snowpack · frostbite · blizzard · whiteout · subzero · alpine
snow-leopard
High-altitude Asian felid
- yakHimalayan ox or chatter
- endemicNative to one area
- rhododendronShrub with bell-shaped flower clusters
orchid · biodiversity · habitat · conservation · ecosystem
grandeur
Impressive splendor and scale
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- toweringOf imposing height
monumental · imposing · magnificent · breathtaking · panoramic · vista · splendor · majesty · dramatic · pristine
basecamp
Expedition's operational center
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- sherpaNavigator through difficulty
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
trail · trek · backpack · porter · guide · campsite · teahouse · route · pass · rappelling
- Eurasian GeographyTibetan Plateau, Gobi Desert, Ganges River, Yangtze River, Caspian Sea
- IndiaDelhi, Ganges, Mumbai, Taj Mahal, Punjab
- South AsiaIndia, Indian states, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hindustan
- Asian landscapesMount Fuji, rice terraces, Yangtze River, Yellow River, misty mountains
- High Altitudealtitude sickness, thin air, hypoxia, oxygen deprivation, acclimatization
- high-altitude regionsAlps, Andes, Rockies, Tibet, Nepal
HimalayasMariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
Dead Sea · ocean floor · Death Valley · sea level · lowlands
HimalayasAppalachians
Eastern U.S. mountain chain
Scottish Highlands · Urals · Catskills · Berkshires · Black Hills
HimalayasSahara Desert
Massive North African arid region
Amazon rainforest · Death Valley · tropics · equatorial regions · Caribbean
- the HimalayasSouth Asian mountain system
- Himalayan regionElevated Asian mountain territory
- Himalayan saltTinted mineral seasoning
- Himalayan catLonghaired pointed breed
- Himalayan MountainsAsia's tallest mountain chain
- Himalayan peaksTallest mountains in Asia