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'''[[Himalaya]]''' is a [[mountain range]] in [[Asia]], separating the [[Indian subcontinent]] from the [[Tibetan Plateau]]. By extension, it is also the name of the massive mountain system which includes the Himalaya proper, the [[Karakoram]], the [[Hindu Kush]]. Together, the Himalaya mountain system is the planet's highest and home to all fourteen of the world's highest peaks. The [[Eight-thousander]]s, including [[Mount Everest]]. To comprehend the enormous scale of Himalaya peaks, consider that [[Aconcagua]], in the [[Andes]], is at 6,959 m the highest peak outside the Himalaya, while the Himalaya system has [[List of highest mountains|over 100]] peaks exceeding 7,200 m. The Himalaya stretches across [[Himalayan states|five nations]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]]. It is the source of three of the world's major [[river]] systems, the Indus Basin, the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin and the Yangtze Basin. An estimated 750 million up people live in the watershed area of the Himalayan rivers, which also includes [[Bangladesh]]. ([[Himalaya|'''more...''']])</div>WikiDwarf