Great HimalayasGreat HimalayasHimalayas, Nepali Himalaya, great mountain system of Asia forming a barrier between the Plateau of Tibet to the north and the alluvial plains of the Indian subcontinent to the south. ... The mountains' high peaks rise into the zone of perpetual snow.
› place › HimalayasHimalayas | Definition, Location, History, Countries, Mountains, Map, also called Higher Himalayas or Great Himalaya Range, highest and northernmost section of the Himalayan mountain ranges.