Regional Division of Himalayas
Regional Division of Himalayas
The Himalayan Mountains
The Himalayas are geologically young and structurally fold mountains. They stretch over the Northern borders of India. They form an arc, covering a distance about 2400 km. Their width varies from 400 km in Kashmir to 150 km Arunachal Pradesh, These mountain ranges run in West-East direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra Rivers. The altitudinal variations in Himalayas are greater in the Eastern half than those in the Western half. The Himalayas consist of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent. A number of valleys lie between these ranges.
Himadri or Inner Himalayas or Great Himalayas:
The Northern most range is known as the Great or Inner Himalayas or the Himadri. It has an average height of 6000 m. It contains all the prominent Himalayan peaks like Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, etc. Kanchenjunga is the highest peak of the Himalayas in India a height of 8598 m. Whereas the highest peak Mount Everest (8848 m) lies in Nepal. Great Himalayas are snow covered all the year round. The core of this part is posed of granite. The fold of Great Himalayas is asymmetrical in nature.
Himachal or Lesser Himalayas:
This range, lies to the South of the Himadri and forms the most rugged mountain system. It is composed of highly compressed rocks with height varying from 3700 to 4500 m. The average width of this range of the Himalayas is 50 km. It is composed of ranges like Pir Panjal, Dhaula Dhar. The Pir Panjal range is the longest and the most important range. They also contain the valleys having well-known hill stations in areas like Kashmir, Kangra, Kullu (in Himachal Pradesh Mussoorie, Nainital (Uttarakhand), etc.
In which state is Shiwalik Range situated? | |||
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Himalayas have been divided on the basis of regions from west to east. Which of the following is not a division of Himalayas? | |||
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Which of the following ranges are mainly composed of highly compressed and altered rocks? | |||
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