Geographic+Protection

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•The Himalayas are the largest and most forbidding - Snow capped, with glaciers, and freezing temperatures - Peaks reaching over 29,000 feet - 100 mile an hour winds - For the most part impassible •The Karakorums lay to the east of the Himalayas - Smaller than the Himalayas, peaks at 22,000 feet - For the most part impassible •The Hindu Kush lay to the west oh the Himalayas - The smallest of the three ranges - Has a few passes like the famous Khyber Pass - Less harsh of a mountain range • At that time ocean attacks would be challenging
 * The northern boarder is protected by a series of three mountain ranges
 * To the East, West, and South lay the Indian ocean