24.Which Mountain range is often called as the ‘Third Pole’? [A] Hindu Kush Himalayan range [B] Karakoram range [C] Hengduan Mountains range [D] Alaska Range Show Answer
This so-called Third Pole (TP) encompasses the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, the Pamirs and the Tien Shan Mountains. Melt-water from ice and snow in the Third Pole feeds many of Asia's large lakes and rivers, including the Indus, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Yellow and Yangtze.
