Mountains and plateaus
This area comprises a large area of mountains and plateaus extending from the center. The major high mountain ranges are the Himalayas, long and contains many high peaks. The highest mountain summit is Mount Everest. There are plateaus in the middle areas of mountain ranges, the important ones are Tibetan Plateau and Yunnan Plateau.
All the high mountain ranges are extended from the mountains knot in the center of the continent called Pamir Knot. The important mountain ranges are as follows