Question

Divide the Himalayan mountains with the help of a stretch diagrams and give the characteristics of all the sub-divisons ?

Answer 1

Answer:

• The Himalaya mountains are the highest mountain in the world .
• It is a mountain range in Asia which seperates the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan plateau.
• Following are the three parallel ranges of Himalayas:

1. Greater Himalayas or Himadri
2. Lesser Himalayas or Himachal
3. Shivalik

Greater Himalayas

• The northern most range is called Greater Himalayas or Himadri
• It consists of highest peaks with an average elevation of 6100 metres above sea level
• It is composed as snow and ice cover. Glaciers can also be found here.
• The water from these rivers Himalayas is the source of perennial rivers.

Lesser Himalayas

• The part of range which is found south of the Himadri is called as Lesser Himalayas or Himachal
• The height of these mountain ranges from 3700 metres to 4500 metres
• These ranges mostly contain compressed rocks and hence have rugged relief
• The lesser Himalaya ranges include the famous valley of Kashmir and the Kangra and Kulu in Himachal Pradesh (the region which is quite famous for hill stations like Simla, Mussoorie , Nainital, Ranikhet etc. )
• The Pirpanjal and Mahabharata ranges are the most important ranges of this region

Shivalik

• Shivalik are the southern most ranges of the Himalayas
• Their width ranges from 10km to 50km whereas the altitude varies between 900km and 1100m
• Different names are given to these ranges in different regions

1. In Jammu - Jammu hills
2. In Arunachal Pradesh - Mishmi hills
3. In Assam - Cachar hills

• The valley lying between the lesser Himalayas and Shivalik ranges are called as Duns
• Example : Dehradun , Kotlidun, Patlidun

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