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The Himalayas have been divided into North to South explain .

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Answered by Srishti3950
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Actually, Himalayas are divided into three parallel ranges- 
Himachal, Himadri and Shivaliks.

himadri range-
 1. it is the northern most range of himalayas and also known as inner or greater himalayas. 
2. the average height of the mountains is around 6000 meters from sea level.
3. this range is home to loftiest mountains. 
4. a lot of glaciers are found in the himadri range and many rivers originate here. 
5. it is the most continuous range and its core is made up of granite.
6. it includes peaks like k2, kanchenjunga, mt everest, nanga parbat etc

himachal range- 
1. it lies in south of himadri range and is also known as lesser himalayas or middle himalayas or antagiri.
2. the altitude in this range is around 3700-4500 meters above sea level.
3. this range is home to many famous hill stations like shimla, mussorie, kullu valley etc.
4. the average width of this range is about 50kms. 
5. himachal range is quite rugged and made up of compressed rocks. 
6. pir panjal, mahabharat and dhauladar are most important sub-ranges of himachal range. 

shivalik range- 
1. it is the outermost range of himalayas and also known as outer himalayas.
2. the average altitude is around 900-100 meters above sea level. 
3. it is home to flat floored structural valleys called duns.
4. this range extends over width of 10-15kms. 
5. it is made up of unconsolidated materials such as as silt, mud, soft rocks etc brought down by the rivers from greater himalayas and thus is prone to landslides.
6. example- Dehradun

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Answered by topanswers
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Himalayas have been divided into North and South.

Himandri Ranges are one of the three parallel ranges of Himalayas.

Himadri is the Northern parallel of Himalayan ranges which consist of some loftiest peaks. The height of the tallest peak of Himadri ranges is 6000 mts. Most of the prominent Himalayan peaks are situated in Himandri parallel.

Siwalik ranges are also known as outer Himalayas which can also be spelled as Shiwalik ranges.

The shiwalik mountain ranges extends from Indus river with an average altitude of 2000 mts. The region of Shiwalik ranges were known as Manak Parbat in ancient Sanskrit texts.

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