Young fold mountain in the world.

The Himalayas is one of the young fold mountains in the world. The Himalayas extend from Pamir Knot in Tajikistan to the East. It is the major mountain system of the Asian continent. In India, it extends from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh.

The Himalayas is not a single mountain range. There are many parallel ranges in the system. The southernmost is known as Siwaliks. It is also the youngest range. Next to Siwaliks are Lesser Himalayas, Greater Himalayas (Himadri) and Trans Himalayan ranges from South to North. These ranges are young to old respectively.

This mountain ranges also divided into Western Himalayas it also known as Kashmir Himalayas. Central Himalayas it also known as Kumaun Himalayas. Eastern Himalayas it also known as Assam Himalayas. It has highest point it known as the Mount Everest. Mount Everest length is 8848 metre.