Himalayan peaks above cloud line
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- September 1984
- Location
- en route from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use
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Himalayan peaks jut out from the clouds during the last days of monsoon. 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.
