The Himalayas are:

a) the highest mountain range in the world and contain Earth's highest peak
b) along the south flank of the Tibetan Plateau
c) underlain by abnormally thin lithosphere
d) an ancient mountain range with most uplift occurring 200 million years ago
e) both a and b


Answer: e) both a and b

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