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Snow-covered peaks of Kangchenjunga rise sharply above forested lower slopes, with dramatic ridges and clouds partially obscuring the Himalayan mountain range. Map of South Asia highlighting Nepal and the Nepal Himalayas in orange along the northern border of India and southern Tibet, China, with surrounding countries and major bodies of water labeled for geographic context. A small inset globe in the upper right shows the region's location within Asia. A village with clustered stone houses sits in the foreground, with the snow-covered Annapurna massif towering above green hills in Nepal's Himalayan Range.
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Snow-covered peaks of Kangchenjunga rise sharply above forested lower slopes, with dramatic ridges and clouds partially obscuring the Himalayan mountain range.
Kanchenjunga Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, at the border of India (Sikkim state) and Nepal.

Nepal Himalayas

mountains, Asia
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Nepal Himalayas, east-central section and highest part of the Himalayan mountain ranges in south-central Asia, extending some 500 miles (800 km) from the Kali River east to the Tista River. The range occupies most of Nepal and extends into the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Sikkim state in India. The Nepal-Tibet border roughly follows the line of the highest part of the range (the Great Himalayas), featuring several of the world’s highest peaks: Everest...

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