The mighty Himalayas rise beyond the Indo-Gangetic plain of Northern Pakistan, extending through the Northwest and Northeast Indian states, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan. This entire range of the Himalayan Mountains is home to more than 50 million people.
The range has many of Earth’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest, at the border between Nepal and China. The Himalayas include over fifty mountains exceeding 7,200 m (23,600 ft) in elevation, including ten 8,000-metre peaks.