Explain the physiographic divison of india in detail
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The outer Himalayas (Shiwalik) It is almost continuous range of low hills, composed of unconsolidated tertiary sediments emerged as most recent phase in Himalaya orogeny.
ii. The lesser Himalayas (The Himachal) It generally consists of unfossiferous sediments or metamorphosed crystalline. Important range include the Dhauladhar, Pirpanjal, Nag Tiba, Mahabharat and Mussoorie range.
iii. The Greater Himalaya (The Himadri) This is the most continuous loftiest and northern most range of Himalayas. It has a core of Archaean granites, gneisses and schist’s rocks. This range contains one of the highest mountain peaks of the world.
iv. The Trans Himalaya It is also called the Tibetan Himalaya. This range consisting of mainly Karakoram, Ladakh and Kailash range.
Purvanchal:
This is the North-Eastern Himalayas that run north to South through Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and eastern Assam.
The Great Plains:
The Great Plains of India consists largely of alluvial deposits brought down by the rivers originating in the Himalayan and the peninsular region. They are mainly formed by the alluvial deposits of the Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
Northern plains is divided into four main division
ii. The lesser Himalayas (The Himachal) It generally consists of unfossiferous sediments or metamorphosed crystalline. Important range include the Dhauladhar, Pirpanjal, Nag Tiba, Mahabharat and Mussoorie range.
iii. The Greater Himalaya (The Himadri) This is the most continuous loftiest and northern most range of Himalayas. It has a core of Archaean granites, gneisses and schist’s rocks. This range contains one of the highest mountain peaks of the world.
iv. The Trans Himalaya It is also called the Tibetan Himalaya. This range consisting of mainly Karakoram, Ladakh and Kailash range.
Purvanchal:
This is the North-Eastern Himalayas that run north to South through Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and eastern Assam.
The Great Plains:
The Great Plains of India consists largely of alluvial deposits brought down by the rivers originating in the Himalayan and the peninsular region. They are mainly formed by the alluvial deposits of the Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
Northern plains is divided into four main division
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