The word 'Himalaya' means the home or abode of snow.

The word 'Himalaya' means the home or abode of snow.

According to Hindu mythology, God Shiva resides in the Himalaya. There are eight peaks with a total of 19 points above 8000 metres in Nepal.

Fourteen mountains in the Himalaya exceed 8000 metres.

There are 25 points in all which exceed 8000 metres in the Himalaya.

Nameha Barwa peak is the easternmost and Nanga Parbat is the westernmost peak of the Himalaya.

The geological age of the Himalaya is approximately 70 million years.

Himalayan rivers are older than the Himalayan peaks.

Kumbhakarna is the new name of mount Jannu (7,710 m).

Gosainthan (8046 m) is the Nepali name for Shisha Pangma.

Ninety-five percent of earthquakes occur in mountainous regions.