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which are the major physiographic divisions of India contrast the relief of the Himalayan region with that of the peninsular plateau
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There are six major physiographic divisions :-
☣ Northern mountains
☣Northern plains
☣Peninsular plateau
☣Indian desert
☣Coastal plain
☣Islands
THE HIMALAYAN REGION:
☣The Himalayan Are Young new fold mountains.
☣These mountains have been formed due to the folding by different Earth movements.
☣ The relief features so young age of the Himalayas.
☣ Parallel mountain ranges are formed in the Himalayan region.
☣ These mountain are the loftiest
mountains system of the world with the highest mountain peak Mt. Everest 8848 metres above sea level.
☣These mountains extended in an
Arc
☣Deep gorges and U shaped valleys
are formed.
The Peninsular Plateau
☣The Indian plateau is an ancient
crystalline tableland.
☣. This plateau has been formed as a
horst.
☣ The plateau is old and well
dissected
☣. Rift valleys are formed due to
faulting
☣It is an old eroded crystal rock with
the highest peak Anamudi 2695 m
above sea level
☣This plateau is triangular in shape.
☣ Narrow deep river valleys are formed
on the plateau.
☣ This plateau has been lifted out of
the sea in the precambrian period
(1600 million years ago)