Roof of the World

For other uses, see Roof of the World (disambiguation).

The Roof of the World or Top of the World is a metaphoric epithet or phrase used to describe some of the highest regions in the world. The term usually refers to all or part of High-mountain Asia, the continent's mountainous interior, including the Pamirs, the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, the Hindu Kush, the Tian Shan, the country of Nepal, and the Altai Mountains.

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