Q5 Enlist any five main features of Himalayan mountains
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They are folded mountains.
(i) The most characteristic features of the Himalayas are their soaring heights, steep-sided jagged peaks, valley and alpine glaciers often of stupendous size, topography deeply cut by erosion, seemingly unfathomable river gorges, complex geologic structure, and series of elevational belts (or zones) that display different ...
(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 most characteristic features of the Himalayas are their great height, complex geologic structure, snowcapped peaks, large valley glaciers, deep river gorges, and rich vegetation.