explain the parallel ranges of himalayas in a longitude extent?
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Longitudinally the Himalayas consist of three parallel ranges from south to north and a trans- Himalayan region.
(a) The Sub Himalaya or Siwaliks-it is also known as the outer Himalaya. This is the southernmost range of the Himalayas bordering the Ganga Plain and giving a hog-back appearance with relatively steeper slopes towards south.
(b) The Lesser Himalaya or Himanchal-this range lies north of the Siwalik range from which it is separated through M.B.T. It consists of parallel ranges in Nepal and Punjab but of scattered mountains in Kumaun. Important ranges include the Dhauladhar, Pirpanjal, Nag Tiba, Mahabharat range and Mussoorie range. Of these the Pirpanjal range of Kashmir is the longest and the most important one. It runs for 400 km between the Jhelum and the Beas.
(c) The Greater Himalayas or Himadri-this is a most continuous, loftiest and northern most range of die Himalayas. It has a core of Archaean rocks (granites, gneisses and schists) flanked by 41 metamorphosedsedimentaryrocks. The range houses most of die snowy peaks and ridges of the Himalayas.
(a) The Sub Himalaya or Siwaliks-it is also known as the outer Himalaya. This is the southernmost range of the Himalayas bordering the Ganga Plain and giving a hog-back appearance with relatively steeper slopes towards south.
(b) The Lesser Himalaya or Himanchal-this range lies north of the Siwalik range from which it is separated through M.B.T. It consists of parallel ranges in Nepal and Punjab but of scattered mountains in Kumaun. Important ranges include the Dhauladhar, Pirpanjal, Nag Tiba, Mahabharat range and Mussoorie range. Of these the Pirpanjal range of Kashmir is the longest and the most important one. It runs for 400 km between the Jhelum and the Beas.
(c) The Greater Himalayas or Himadri-this is a most continuous, loftiest and northern most range of die Himalayas. It has a core of Archaean rocks (granites, gneisses and schists) flanked by 41 metamorphosedsedimentaryrocks. The range houses most of die snowy peaks and ridges of the Himalayas.
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