2. With reference to ' Hindu kush Himalayan region ' consider following statements.
1. The Hindu Kush-Himalayan region spans an area in Kazakhstan Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
2. The region stores more snow and ice than anywhere else in the world outside the polar regions, giving its name: ’The Third Pole‘.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?