TRANS - HIMALAYAS
◇ Lies immediately north of Great himalayan ranges.
◇ also known as Tibetan Himalaya because lies in Tibet.
◇ Average elevation - 3000m.
◇ Average width - 40km in extremities and about 225km in Central part.
◇ Distance of about 1000km in east - west direction.
◇ This contain Tethys sediments. Rocks of this region contain fossil marine sediments but underlain by Tetitiary granite.
◇ The Zaskar, Ladakh, Kailash and Karakoram are main ranges.
◇ K2 lies here.