Amaqiniso athakazelisayo ngamaHimalaya Ingabe ithuba elihle lokufunda kabanzi mayelana nezinhlelo zezintaba zomhlaba. AmaHimalaya atholakala ezifundeni eziningana, afinyelela ku-2900 km ubude no-350 km ububanzi. Inani elikhulu labantu lihlala kulesi sifunda, naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi ukuguguleka kwenhlabathi, ukudilika kwamatshe, ukuzamazama komhlaba nezinye izinhlekelele kwenzeka lapha ngezikhathi ezithile.
Ngakho-ke, nanka amaqiniso athakazelisa kakhulu ngamaHimalaya.
- Indawo yamaHimalaya ingu-1,089,133 km².
- Kuhunyushwe kusuka eSanskrit, igama elithi "iHimalaya" lisho "umbuso weqhwa"
- Abantu bendawo, abakwaSherpas, bazizwa kahle ngisho nasendaweni ephakeme ngamakhilomitha ama-5 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, lapho umuntu ojwayelekile angazizwa enesiyezi futhi abe nobunzima ngenxa yokushoda komoya-mpilo. Ikakhulu uSherpas uhlala eNepal (bona amaqiniso athakazelisayo ngeNepal).
- Ukuphakama okuphakathi kwezintaba ze-Himalaya cishe kungama-6,000 m.
- Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi izindawo eziningi ze-Himalaya zisalokhu zingakahlolwa.
- Izimo zezulu azivumeli abahlali bendawo ukuthi batshale izilimo eziningi. Irayisi itshalwe kakhulu lapha, kanye namazambane neminye imifino.
- Iqiniso elithandekayo ukuthi kunezintaba eziyi-10 e-Himalaya ezinokuphakama okungaphezu kwama-8000 m.
- Usosayensi nomculi odumile waseRussia uNicholas Roerich wachitha iminyaka yakhe yokugcina eHimalaya, lapho ungabona khona ifa lakhe.
- Ubuwazi ukuthi amaHimalaya atholakala eChina, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh naseMyanmar?
- Sekukonke, kukhona iziqongo eziyi-109 e-Himalaya.
- Ekuphakameni okungaphezu kuka-4,5 km, iqhwa alincibiliki.
- Intaba ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni - i-Everest (bheka amaqiniso athakazelisayo nge-Everest) (8848 m) itholakala lapha.
- AmaRoma namaGreki asendulo abizwa ngokuthi amaHimalaya - Imaus.
- Kuvela ukuthi ezintabeni zeHimalaya kunezinguzunga zeqhwa ezihamba ngesivinini esifinyelela ku-3 m ngosuku!
- Izintaba eziningi zendawo azikanyathelwa unyawo lomuntu.
- Ezintabeni zaseHimalaya, imifula emikhulu enjenge-Indus neGanges ivela.
- Izinkolo eziyinhloko zabantu bendawo zibhekwa - ubuBuddha, ubuHindu nobuSulumane.
- Ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kungathinta kabi ukwelashwa kwezinye zezitshalo ezitholakala e-Himalaya.
