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Descriptor English: Himalayas
Descriptor Spanish: Himalayas
Descriptor Himalaya
Entry term(s) cadena montañosa del Himalaya
cordillera del Himalaya
montañas del Himalaya
Scope note: Sistema montañoso del sur de Asia que forma una barrera entre la meseta del Tíbet al norte y las llanuras del subcontinente indio al sur. Constituye el sistema montañoso más grande de la Tierra e incluye más de 110 picos que se elevan a altitudes superiores a los 7300 metros, incluido el monte Everest. Este sistema se extiende unos 2500 kilómetros al oeste y cubre alrededor de 600 000 kilómetros cuadrados. Entre los extremos oriental y occidental se encuentran varias provincias de la INDIA y los reinos de NEPAL y BUTÁN. Los glaciares y las nieves son la fuente de 19 ríos principales, incluidos el Indo, el Ganges (Ganga) y el Brahmaputra. (Traducción libre del original: www.britannica.com/place/Himalayas; consultado el 30/12/2022).
Descriptor Portuguese: Himalaia
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Himalaya Mountain Range
Himalayan Mountain Range
Himalayan Mountains
Tree number(s): Z01.252.245.782.813
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096266
Scope note: Mountain system in southern Asia that forms a barrier between the Plateau of Tibet to the north and the plains of the Indian subcontinent to the south. It constitutes the greatest mountain system on Earth and includes more than 110 peaks rising to elevations above 24,000 feet, including Mount Everest. The system extends some 1,550 miles to west and covers about 230,000 sq miles. Between the eastern and western extremities are several provinces of INDIA and the kingdoms of NEPAL and BHUTAN. The glaciers and snows are the source of 19 major rivers, including the Indus, Ganges (Ganga), and Brahmaputra. (www.britannica.com/place/Himalayas, accessed 12/30/2022)
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60479
Unique ID: D000096266
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/06/15
Himalayas - Preferred
Concept UI M000761892
Scope note Mountain system in southern Asia that forms a barrier between the Plateau of Tibet to the north and the plains of the Indian subcontinent to the south. It constitutes the greatest mountain system on Earth and includes more than 110 peaks rising to elevations above 24,000 feet, including Mount Everest. The system extends some 1,550 miles to west and covers about 230,000 sq miles. Between the eastern and western extremities are several provinces of INDIA and the kingdoms of NEPAL and BHUTAN. The glaciers and snows are the source of 19 major rivers, including the Indus, Ganges (Ganga), and Brahmaputra. (www.britannica.com/place/Himalayas, accessed 12/30/2022)
Preferred term Himalayas
Entry term(s) Himalaya Mountain Range
Himalayan Mountain Range
Himalayan Mountains



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