George Washington was a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and was the first to become U.S. president.
The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau to the north have risen very rapidly. In just 50 million years, peaks such as Mt. Everest have risen to heights of more than 9 km. The impinging of the two landmasses has yet to end. The Himalayas continue to rise more than 1 cm a year -- a growth rate of 10 km in a million years!
1 This mountain range has a number of peaks that rise over 22,966 ft in height. 2  Kanchenjunga, is the highest point in India on this mountain range. 3  The Himalayas are also worldâs youngest mountains extending up to 2,500 km in length.imalayan Mountain Range. 1  The Himalayas are the worldâs highest mountain range. 2  Mt. Everest standing at 29,929 ft, on the Nepal-China border, is the tallest mountain found in this region and also in the world.