Western Himalaya
Map of the entire Himalayas
K2 Mountain, within the Western Himalayas.
Western Himalaya, also called Punjab Himalaya refers to the western half of the Himalayan Mountain region, stretching from Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan/southern Tajikistan, through Kashmir to Nepal.[1] All five tributary rivers of the Indus in the Punjab region (Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) originate from the Western Himalaya.
Ecology
- Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
- Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
- Western Himalayan broadleaf forests
See also
References
- ↑ "western Himalayas - mountains, Asia". Encyclopedia Britannica.
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