The document discusses the Himalayas mountain range. It is one of the highest mountain ranges in the world, located in Asia separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayas contain over 100 peaks rising to elevations higher than 7,200 meters (23,600 feet) above sea level, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth at 8,848 meters (29,029 feet).