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The alpine vegetation in the Western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres, while in the Eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that

  1. Eastern Himalayas are higher than Western Himalayas

  2. Eastern Himalayas are nearer to the equator and sea coast than Western Himalayas

  3. Eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than Western Himalayas

  4. Eastern Himalayan rocks are more fertile than Western Himalayan rocks

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Explanation

The alpine vegetation in Eastern Himalayas is found up to 4000 meters because in Eastern Himalayas, the monsoon rainfall is higher than that in Western Himalayas.

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