state any three differences between northernmost range and southernmost range of northern mountains pls answer
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Name the southernmost range of Himalayas. Mention any features of this range.
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The southernmost range of Himalayas is called Shiwaliks.
Features:
(i) The outermost range of the Himalayas is called the Outer Himalayas or Shiwaliks.
(ii) They extend over a width of 10-15 km.
(iii) Their altitude varies between 900-1100 metres.
(iv) They are discontinuous ranges and are composed of unconsolidated sediments, gravel and alluvium brought down by the rivers from main Himalayan ranges located farther north.
(v) Longitudinal valleys known as Duns lie between the lesser Himalayas and Shiwaliks, e.g., Dehradun, Kotli Dun,
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From south to north the Himalaya is divided into 4 parallel.
The southernmost of the three mountain belts are Outer Himalayas, also called Siwalik or Shiwalik Range.
The northern most range is known as the Greater Inner Himalayas or the "Himadri".
There are so many states located in the northern mountains are Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkhand, Sikkim, west Bengal, Assam Nagaland, Manipur,Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Arunchal Pradesh.
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