North
East Himalayas
The Lesser Himalayas, located in northwestern India in the states of Himachal
Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, in north-central India in the state of Sikkim, and
in northeastern India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, range from 1,500 to
5,000 meters in height. Located in the Lesser Himalayas are the hill stations
of Shimla (Simla) and Darjiling (Darjeeling). During the colonial period, these
and other hill stations were used by the British as summer retreats to escape
the intense heat of the plains. It is in this transitional vegetation zone that
the contrasts between the bare southern slopes and the forested northern slopes
become most noticeable.
Although the Himalaya can be traced to the Arakans and Arunachal in the east,
its majesty is truly encountered only when one reaches Bhutan and Sikkim. The
8,682 metre (28,483-foot)-tall Kanchenjunga overshadows all else in Sikkim.
This beautiful mountain is considered sacred by Hindus and Buddhists alike and
its name translates as the ' Treasure of Five Jewels'. It is the third-highest
mountain in the world.
North East Himalayas
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