explain the features of himalayan mountain
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Explanation:
Features of Himalayan Mountains :
(i) The Himalayan mountains are the youngest mountains in the world. They are folded mountains.
(ii) They run along the northern border of India and form an arc which is around 2,400 km long.
(iii) Their width is up to 150 km in Arunachal Pradesh and 400 km in Kashmir.
(iv) They are the loftiest and the most rugged mountains.
(v) The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern part than in the western part.
(vi) They form an arc.
Answer:
Soaring heights of the Himalaya's : It includes 50 mountain ranges exceeding 7200 m in height . ...
Alpine glaciers : The glaciers of river Ganga have been a distinct feature of the Himlayas for ages. ...
Vast bio-diversity : The Himalayan ranges are blessed with a variety of wild animals.
Explanation:
(i) The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains, stretch over the northern borders of India. (ii) These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. (iii) The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world.
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