The Most Mountainous Place on Earth: The Himalayas

The Himalayas, straddling the Tibetan Plateau and Indo-Gangetic Plain, are the planet’s most mountainous region. They contain:

• Mount Everest (8,848 m) – highest summit.
• 14 peaks >8,000 m.
• Vast glaciers, major river headwaters (Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra), and unique ecosystems.

No other range matches their concentration of extreme altitude and relief.