Asian Landmarks | MCQs

Explanation

The Himalayas are a mountain range in South Asia.

The west end of the mountain range is in Pakistan.

They cover approximately 1,500 mi (2,400 km)

Pass through the nations of:

• India
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan
• China
• Bhutan
• Nepal

Additional information:

The Himalayas include over fifty mountains exceeding 7,200 m (23,600 ft)

Following glaciers located in the Himalayas range.

1.      the Gangotri and Yamunotri (Uttarakhand)

2.      Khumbu glaciers (Mount Everest region),

3.      Langtang glacier (Langtang region)

4.      Zemu (Sikkim).

Explanation

Mount Everest is the Highest peak in the world.

The highest part of the Earth is Mount Everest

It is located in Nepal.

The new height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 feet).

Mount Everest was named after George Everest in 1856

First time Mount Everest expedition in 1953

Mount Everest is present in the range of mountains: the Himalayas

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the first person to reach Mount Everest: 

Sherpa Tenzing and Edmund Percival Hillary

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The first man to climb Mount Everest twice was: 

Nawang Gombu

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The first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest is:

Samina Baig

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 the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest: