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你知道么，藏语中"喜马拉雅"是"冰雪之乡"的意思。7000米以上的高峰，山顶终年被积雪覆盖，冰川广布。 The Himalayas are one of the highest mountain ranges in the world. They are located in Asia, extending over 2,400 kilometres through Pakistan, India, China, Nepal and Bhutan.They basically consist of two almost parallel ranges of mountains. These ranges are separated by a long, broad valley, which contains the Indus and Brahmaputra rivers.The northern range of mountains is called the Trans-Himalayas. It includes K2, the world's second highest mountain,which was first climbed in 1954.The southern range is divided into three groups: the Great, Lesser and Outer Himalayas. The Great Himalayas, which are permanently covered with snow, are the highest.They include Mount Everest,the world's highest peak at 8,848 metres,which was first climbed in 1953. (16)The Lesser and Outer Himalayas ,which reach maximum heights of about 4,500 and 1,500 metres respectively, lie further south. 喜马拉雅山雪人之谜 在世界上所有神秘的动物中，最让人着迷神往的就是传说中的喜马拉雅山雪人，雪人被称作“夜帝”（Yeti），意思是居住在岩石上的动物。关于雪人的传说可以追溯到公元前326年，它们高1.5米到4.6米不等，头颅尖耸，红发披顶，周身长满灰黄色的毛，步履快捷。有关雪人的传说逐渐被神秘动物学家承认，吸引着无数探险家来到喜马拉雅地区，找寻这个给人类带来无限幻想空间的神秘动物。 | 
