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!
The highest mountains on Earth are found in the Himalayas. This great mountain system of southern Asia stretches for about 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) from west to east. Most of the Himalayas lie within China, India, Nepal, and Bhutan. In the Sanskrit language of India, the name Himalayas means abode of snow..