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Major physiogrphic division of india

Answer 1

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Our Country India has six main physiogrphic division :-

❤ The Himalayan Mountains
❤ The Northern Plains
❤The Peninsular Plateau
❤The Indian Desert
❤The Coastal Plains
❤The Islands

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Answer 2

India can be divided into following physical divisions viz.

The Northern Mountains

The North Indian Plain

The Peninsular Plateau

Great Indian Desert

The coastal Regions

Islands

The Northern Mountains / Himalayan Mountains

Young and structurally fold mountains stretch over thenorthern borders of India

Run in a west-east direction fromthe Indus to the Brahmaputra formed by the tectonic collision of the Indian plateau with the Eurasian plateau

Loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world

form an arc, which covers a distance of about 2,400 Km in length with varying width from 400 Km in Kashmir to 160 Km Arunachal Pradesh

The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern part than in the western



The Trans Himalayas

Himalayan Ranges immediately to the north of the The Great Himalayan Range are called the Trans Himalayas.

Most of the part of this Himalayan range lies in the Tibet and hence also called Tibetan Himalaya

The Zaskar, K2 (Godwin austin), the Ladakh, the Kailash and the Karakoram are the main ranges of the trans Himalayan system

Greater or Inner Himalayas / Himadri

Most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6,000 metres

Contains all the prominent Himalayan peaks with core of this part of Himalayas is composed of granite

Perennially snow bound, and a number of glaciers descend from this range

Prominent Ranges include Mt. Everest, Kamet, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna



The Lesser Himalaya or Himachal

Altitude varies between 3,700 to 4,500 metres and the average width is of 50 Km

While the Pir Panjal range forms the longest and the most important range, the Dhaula Dhar & the Mahabharat ranges are also prominent ones

Consists of the famous valley of Kashmir and the Kangra & Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh (Majority of hill stations lies in this range)

The Shiwaliks

The altitude varies between 900 to 1100 km and the width varies between 10 to 50 km

The longitudinal valleys lying between the Himachal and Shiwaliks are called ‘Dun’ for ex. DehraDun, Kotli Dun and Patli Dun

Eastern hills and mountains

The Brahmaputra marks the eastern border of the Himalayas. Beyond the Dihang gorge, the Himalayas bend sharply towards south and form the Eastern hills or Purvanchal.

These hills run through the north eastern states of India & are mostly composed of sandstones for ex. Patkai Hills, Naga Hills, Manipuri Hills and Mizo Hills



Himalayan Regions from East to West



Punjab Himalayas

This part lies between the Indus and Sutlej – 560 km

From west to east, this is also known as Kashmir Himalaya and Himachal Himalaya; respectively.

Karakoram, Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Zaskar and Dhaola Dhar are the main ranges of this section

Kumaon Himalayas

This part lies between Sutlej and Kali rivers – 320 km

Its western part is called Garhwal Himalaya while the eastern part is known as Kumaon Himalaya

The general elevation is higher as compared to Panjab Himalayas

Nanda Devi, Kamet, Trisul, Badrinath, Kedamath, Gangotri are important peaks.

The sources of sacred rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna are located in the Kumaon Himalayas

Nainital and Bhimtal are important lakes

Nepal Himalayas

This part lies between the Kali and Tista rivers – 800 km

This is the tallest section of the Himalayas and is crowned by several peaks of perpetual snow

Importantpeaks include Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse I, Makalu, Dhaula Giri and Annapurna

Kathmandu is a famous valley in this region

Assam Himalayas

This part lies between the Tista and Dihang rivers – 750 km

Has elevation much lesser than that of the Nepal Himalayas

The southern slopes are very steep but the northern slopes are gentle

Important peaks of this region are Namcha Barwa, Kula Kangri and Chomo Lhari

The Northern Plain

Formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries

Composed of alluvial soil which has been deposited over millions of years, about 2400 km long and about 240 to 320 km broad.

With a rich soil cover combined with adequate water supply and favourable climate it is agriculturally a very productive part of India

Divided into three sections, viz. the Punjab Plain, the Ganga Plain and the Brahmaputra Plain.



Punjab Plains

Form the western part of the northern plain & formed by the Indus and its tributaries with major portion of this plains in Pakistan

Ganga Plains

Extends between Ghaggar and Tista rivers. The northern states, Haryana, Delhi, UP, Bihar, part of Jharkhand and West Bengal lie in the Ganga plains.