Article: Seashells on the Summit.(seashells can be found on mountain ranges,such as the Himalayas and the Rocky Mountains)

People living high in the mountains of Nepal and the plateaus of Tibet collect seashells even though they have never seen a beach or the sea. Off in the distance looms Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Its snow-covered peaks reveal layer upon layer of ocean-deposited sands, now hardened into rock. The Indian Ocean lies many miles to the southeast, 26,000 feet lower.

Some of the people must wonder how the shells got there. Maybe you do, too. Were ancient sea levels much higher? Did floodwater carry the shells there? Were the mountains very much lower? How can we find out?

What stories can the seashells tell us?

The Shells' Story

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