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What are the four distinct feature of peninsular plateau ?

Answer 1

The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is a range that spans ten states of Indianamely, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh as well as the hill regions of two states - Assam and West Bengal.[1] The region is responsible for providing water to a large part of the Indian subcontinentand contains varied flora and fauna.[2]

The IHR physiographically, starting from the foothills of south (Siwaliks), this mountain range extends up to Tibetan plateau on the north (Trans-Himalaya). Three major geographical entities, the Himadri (greater Himalaya), Himanchal (lesser Himalaya) and the Siwaliks (outer Himalaya) extending almost uninterrupted throughout its length, are separated by major geological fault lines. Mighty but older streams like the Indus, Sutlej, Kali, Kosi and Brahmaputra have cut through steep gorges to escape into the Great Plains and have established their antecedence.

The Northern-most range of mountains are the Karakoram Mountains that continue into Pakistan and China. India claims most of the Chinese and Pakistani Karakoram as its territory and this has been one of the defining features of the Kashmir Conflict To the south of the Karakoram range lie the Zaskar ranges. Parallel to the Zaskar ranges lie the Pir Panjal ranges. These three mountain ranges lie parallel to each other in the north-western part of India, most of its area lying in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Some of the highest mountains on earth are found in the region. Many rivers considered holy like the Ganga and Yamuna flow from the Himalayas.

Contents  [hide] 1Trans-Himalayas2Pir Panjal Range3Dhaula Dhar Range4Zanskar Range5Ladakh Range6East Korakoram Range7Siwalik Hills8References9External links

Trans-Himalayas[edit]

Trans himalaya is created due to the collision with eurasian plate.This Zone is the Northern most area in the country in the states of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. It is an extension of Tibetan plateau around the Himalayas. The Main Himalayan Ranges are:

Pir Panjal RangeDhaula Dhar RangeZaskar RangeLadakh RangeEast Korakoram RangeMahabharata rangePir Panjal Range[edit]

To the south of the main Himalayas lies the Pir Panjal Range at an average height of 5,000m. From Gulmarg in the Northwest it follows the southern rim of the Kashmir valley to the Banihal pass. Here the Pir Panjal meets the ridgeline, which separates the Kashmir valley from the Warvan valley. The major passes here in Pir Panjal are the pir panjal pass due west of Srinagar, the Banihal pass which lies at the top of the Jhelum River at the southern end of the Kashmir valley, and the sythen pass linking Kashmir with Kishtwar.

Dhaula Dhar Range[edit]

To the south of the Pir Panjal lies the Dhaula Dhar range. It is easily visible because of its distinct feature of the snow-capped ridge, which forms the division between the Ravi and the Beas valleys. In the west it divides the Chenab valley and the Tawi valley. Towards the east it extends across Himachal Pradesh forming the high ridges of the Largi gorge and extending towards the south of the Pin Parvati valley before it forms the ridgeline east of the Sutlej River.

Zanskar Range[edit]

It lies to the north of the main Himalaya. It acts as a backbone of Ladakh south of the Indus River, extending from the ridges beyond Lamayuru in the west across the Zanskar region; there it is divided from the main Himalaya by the Stod and Tsarap valleys, the Zanskar valley. On the east of the Zanskar region the range continues through Lahaul and Spiti. While on the North it continues across the Kinnaur before extending towards west across Uttaranchal. Some of the main passes are the Fatu La, on the Leh-Srinagar road, while the main trekking passes into the Zanskar valley are Singge La, the Cha Cha La and the Rubrang La.

Answer 2

India has nearly nine physical features with three great classification like Plateau, the coastal plains, Mountains. But most of the Indian land is covered by its peninsular plateau.

Peninsular plateau of India has three distinct classification. They are

• The Deccan plateau
• Central Highlands
• Chhotanagpur plateau

The Central highlands lies in the northern part of Narmada river which covers the major portion of Malwa Plateau.  

The Deccan plateau is the oldest physical feature of India lies in the southern region of Narmada river.

Chhotanagpur plateau is the plateau that lies in the eastern part of India.

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