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Himalayas

[him-uh-ley-uhz, hi-mahl-yuhz] / ˌhɪm əˈleɪ əz, hɪˈmɑl yəz /


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In the Himalayas, which span Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China, the impact of a lake burst can be particularly destructive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

An engineer by training, Wangchuk is best known for pioneering water conservation projects in the Himalayas.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Significant groupings appear beneath the Himalayas in southern Asia and near the Bering Strait between Asia and North America, south of the Arctic Circle.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

They say that the reduction in ice and snow will not only change how the Himalayas look, it will also impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people and many ecosystems in the region.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Still farther east, temperate areas of China were isolated from western Eurasian areas with similar climates by the combination of the Central Asian desert, Tibetan plateau, and Himalayas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond