Geological
Setting of Himalaya
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The Himalaya, is situated on the south
edge of the elevated Tibetan Plateau.
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Alluvial plains of Indus (Sindh or
Sindhu), Ganga (Ganges), and Brahmaputra or Yarlung Tsangpo (or Zangbo = river
in Tibetan) delimit this mountain range from the south.
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Syntaxial bend around Mount Nanga
Parbat (8,125 m) at its northwest extremity, from where the Hindu Kush,
Sulaiman, and Kirthar ranges continue to the south or southwest.
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Syntaxial twist around Mount
Namche Barwa (7,756 m) at the southeast end of the Himalaya, from where the
Arakan mountains swing to the south or southwest.
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