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Himalayas The Himalayas are one of the world’s great gifts. This paper will talk about how the United States views them in comparison to China.

This part is going to give you some different heights. Mount Everest is about 8,796 meters tall. The snow line averages 4,500 to 6,000 on the southern side. It also averages 5,500 to 6,000 on the northern side. The Himalayas average 4,300 meters tall. But on the northern side it averages 5,800 meters tall. This is the web site that stated some of the different ranges from. **[]** The Himalayas are divided into several parallel ranges from north to south J  J Sub Himalayas = average altitude of 900 to 1,200 meters J Lower Himalayas = average altitude of 3,700 meters J The Great Himalayas = a range above 6,000 meters with nine of the 14 highest peaks in the world. One happens to be Mount Everest. J Tibetan Himalayas = Tibet Plateau, have an average altitude 4,000 to 4,5900 meters, well known as the Roof of the World

In this search finding out the difference in how the United States views the Himalayas as a goal. We see it as something to conquer. China views it as a sacred place. The Chinese have built temples up in these mountains for many generations.

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