write short note on the following
1. the Indian desert
2. the central highlands
3. Iceland groups of India
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Indian deserts
Western part of great plain of India consist of the Thar or the great Indian desert which covers western rajasthan .the desert is about 650 miles long and 250-300 km wide .its total area is about 1.75 lakh square km about two -third of Indian desert lies in rajasthan ,west of Aravali range and remaining one third is in neighbouring states of Haryana Punjab and Gujarat.
a. The Indian desert extends towards the Western edge of the Aravali ranges. It is a moving sandy field embraced with sand knolls. This area experiences below 150 mm per year rainfall, which is very low. The arid climate and moderate vegetation are the two most important features of the Indian desert. The evaporation rate in this area is very high thus during the summer season many rivers disappear into the sand. River Luni is one of the important rivers that flow through the Indian desert but due to high evaporation rates it disappears in the sand and does not reach the sea. The Indian desert is popularly identified as the Thar Desert.
b. The Central Highland is the land between the north and south part of India in an elevated position. The central highland covers the Indian states of Rajastan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and bounded by the Aravalli Ranges, the eastern highlands, Narmada River, Deccan Plateau and the Northern Plains of India.
c. India has two main important groups of islands-the Lakshadweep islands and the Andaman and Nicobar islands. While the Lakshadweep islands are located in the Arabian Sea, the Andaman and Nicobar islands lie in the Bay of Bengal. The Lakshadweep group of islands are composed of small coral islands.