write a note on the difference part of the grate Himalayas range
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• 1. The Himalayas are one of the loftiest and most rugged mountain systems of the world. The mountain ranges of the Himalayas run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra stretching along the entire northern boundary of India. Geologically they are young and structurally fold mountain system.
• 2. The Himalayas consists of three sections comprising parallel ranges running from west to east. The northern-most section is known as the Greater or Inner Himalayas. On account of its permanent snow cover and glaciers the section is also termed as Himadri. It is the most continuous section. The average height of these ranges is 6000 metres. All the prominent and loftiest peaks of the Himalayas are located here. Some of prominent peaks are the Everest 8848 m in Nepal Kanchenjunga 8598 m in Sikkim Nanga Parbat in Kashmir Nanda Devi Uttarakhand and Namche Barwa in Tibet near Arunachal Pradesh and Dhaulagiri and Annapurna in Nepal.
• 3. To the south of Himadri lie the rugged ranges of the Lesser Himalayas or the Himachal. Their average width is 50 km. The average height ranges between 3700 and 4500 metres. The PirPanjal range the DhaulaDhar and Mahabharat ranges are important ranges. The famous valley of Kashmir the Kangra and Kullu Valleys in Himachal are located in this range.
• 4. The outermost range of the Himalayas is called the Outer Himalayas or the Shivaliks. They extend over a width of 10-50 km. They are discontinuous ranges. Their average height is between 900 and 1100 metres. They are composed of unconsolidated sediments gravel and alluvium brought down by the rivers that rise in the northern ranges. Hence they are the youngest section of the Himalayas.
• 5. Longitudinal valleys known as duns lie between the Lesser Himalayas and Shivaliks e.g. Dehra Dun Kotli Dun Patli Dun.
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1. The Himalayas are one of the loftiest and most rugged mountain systems of the world. The mountain ranges of the Himalayas run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra stretching along the entire northern boundary of India. Geologically they are young and structurally fold mountain system.
2. The Himalayas consists of three sections comprising parallel ranges running from west to east. The northern-most section is known as the Greater or Inner Himalayas. On account of its permanent snow cover and glaciers the section is also termed as Himadri. It is the most continuous section. The average height of these ranges is 6000 metres. All the prominent and loftiest peaks of the Himalayas are located here. Some of prominent peaks are the Everest 8848 m in Nepal Kanchenjunga 8598 m in Sikkim Nanga Parbat in Kashmir Nanda Devi Uttarakhand and Namche Barwa in Tibet near Arunachal Pradesh and Dhaulagiri and Annapurna in Nepal.
3. To the south of Himadri lie the rugged ranges of the Lesser Himalayas or the Himachal. Their average width is 50 km. The average height ranges between 3700 and 4500 metres. The PirPanjal range the DhaulaDhar and Mahabharat ranges are important ranges. The famous valley of Kashmir the Kangra and the Kullu Valleys in Himachal are located in this range.
4. The outermost range of the Himalayas is called the Outer Himalayas or the Shivaliks. They extend over a width of 10-50 km. They are discontinuous ranges. Their average height is between 900 and 1100 metres. They are composed of unconsolidated sediments gravel and alluvium brought down by the rivers that rise in the northern ranges. Hence they are the youngest section of the Himalayas.
5. Longitudinal valleys known as duns lie between the Lesser Himalayas and Shivaliks e.g. Dehra Dun Kotli Dun Patli Dun.