differentiate the himaliyan ranges with penunsula
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The one major difference between them is that the whole mountain system of Himalaya represents a very youthful topography with high peaks, deep valleys, and fast-flowing rivers whereas the peninsular plateau are composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks with gently rising hills and wide valleys.
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The one major difference between them is that the whole mountain system of Himalaya represents a very youthful topography with high peaks, deep valleys, and fast-flowing rivers whereas the peninsular plateau are composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks with gently rising hills and wide valleys.
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Difference between Peninsular Plateau and Himalayan Hegion :
Physiographic differences
- Peninsular mountains are of relict type, a large portion of which has been subjected to extensive denudation.
- Himalayan Mountains are young folded mountains.
- Peninsular region has flat, shallow valley with a low gradient This is because their channels have approached base level of erosion.
- Himalayan rivers are in their youth.
Structural Differences
- Peninsular plateau is generally composed of crystalline rocks which have seen many cycles of granitic activity and metamorphism.
- Himalayas are composed of sedimentary rocks.
- ThePlateau has remained little or unaffected since Palaeozoic by any earth movements.
- The Himalayas are still in the process of formation. They are young and experience an activist or another almost every day.
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