Himalayan mountain peaks
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- September 1984
- Location
- Nepal, mountains seen en route from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use
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A part of the Himalayas juts out above the cloud line between Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. The Himalayas are the youngest mountains on earth, and they form the northern borders between Nepal and China. About 16% of Nepal’s landmass lies in the Himalayan region.
