Question

Nanda Devi peak is located in which Himalayan range?
1. Outer Himalaya Shivalik Range
2. Great Himalaya Range
3. Both 1 & 2
4. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Great Himalaya Range

The correct answer is 2 i.e. Great Himalaya Range.

Explanation:

• In India, the Himalaya mountain range is geographically split into the Great Himalaya, Middle Himalaya, and Outer Himalaya ranges.
• The Great Himalaya is the highest zone, with permanently snow-covered peaks rising more than 22,000 feet above sea level.
• It extends for over 1,200 miles along India's northern border, all the way from Jammu and Kashmir in the West (where it's surrounded by the Indus River) to Arunachal Pradesh in the East.
• The section in Sikkim has the grandest peaks, with Mount Kanchenjunga being the third highest peak in the world at 28,169 feet above sea level.
• It's shared with Nepal though. The highest peak that's entirely in India is Nanda Devi in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, at ‎25,643 feet above sea level.
• The Great Himalaya also has two of Uttarakhand's important glaciers: the Gangotri glacier is the source of the holy Ganges River, while the Yamunotri glacier feeds the Yamuna River.
• As Hindus consider it to be the abode of the gods, some of the most visited pilgrimage places in India are located there, such as the Char Dham in Uttarakhand.