Question

What do the Northern Mountains consist of ?

Answer 1

The Himalaya form a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan . The high mountains to the north of the Tsangpo in bangladesh consist of granite loftiest and rugged mountain in the world

Answer 2

The key mountain of the North is the Himalaya. Spread over 2400KM, it covers Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh. The Himalaya comprises of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent. These include Himadri or Inner Himalaya or Greater Himalaya, Himachal or lesser Himalaya and Siwaliks or Outer Himalaya.

Himadri: It is the Northernmost range. The average height of this range is 6000 Metre. The average width of this range is 120 KM. It comprises of most of the highest peaks such as – Mount Everest, Nanga Parbat, Kanchenjunga. Also, Ganga and Yamuna is originated from this range

Himachal: It lies between the Himadri and Siwalik range. The average height of this range is 4000 Metre. The average width of this range is 60-80 KM. Important ranges in this are – Dhaula Dhar, Pir Panjal, Mahabharata. Famous hill stations such as Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital etc, are located in this range

Siwaliks: It is the outermost range. The average height of this range is as much as 1000 Metre. The average width of this range is almost 10-50 KM. Valleys which lies between the Himachal and Siwalik are called Duns