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The 68 pages that link to Himalayas, each with the reason it gives.

• Plate tectonicsRelated: Continental collision at its grandest: two continents welding into one.

• Tibetan PlateauRelated: The Himalayas mark the southern boundary of the plateau and share its tectonic origin.

• Continental crustRelated: Their extreme crustal thickening exposes the effects of continental collision.

• South AsiaRelated: The Himalayas shape northern borders, river systems, climate, and movement across the region.

• OligoceneRelated: Oligocene uplift and erosion contributed to the evolving high-mountain region and its climate effects.

• Tibet Autonomous RegionRelated: The range forms part of the region’s southern landscape and international frontier.

• TibetRelated: The range marks Tibet’s southern edge while providing routes and barriers to Bhutan.

• Asian monsoonRelated: The range blocks cold, dry air and influences where monsoon moisture rises and rains out.

• Indo-Gangetic PlainRelated: Erosion of this mountain range supplies much of the plain’s river sediment.

• Snow leopardRelated: Snow leopards inhabit its high, rugged slopes.

• Tibetan Plateau upliftRelated: Their growth records convergence at Tibet's southern edge.

• Bearded vultureRelated: They remain part of the bearded vulture’s extensive high-altitude range.

• Yarlung TsangpoRelated: The river cuts through the eastern Himalaya on its route into India.

• BuckwheatRelated: The Himalayan region is a major center of buckwheat cultivation and diversity.

• KathmanduRelated: Kathmandu lies in a basin south of the Himalayan highlands and serves as a gateway to mountain travel.

• FritillariaRelated: Their varied elevations and climates support numerous Fritillaria species.

• Southwestern ChinaRelated: The range marks part of the high-altitude southern edge of the region.

• Western ChinaRelated: The range forms a dramatic southern boundary and climatic barrier.

• NavadurgaRelated: Shailaputri's name and identity connect the opening form to the mountain realm.

• Peter MatthiessenRelated: Matthiessen’s account made this region the setting for an influential meditation on travel and loss.

• TahrRelated: The range is the native habitat of the Himalayan tahr.