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    India has a wide variety of physical features, including mountains, plains, deserts, plateaus, and islands. The Himalayan Mountains form the northern border and consist of 3 parallel ranges - the Great Himalayas, Lesser Himalaya, and Shivaliks. The Great Himalayas contain India's highest peaks and are permanently snow-covered. South of the Himalayas are the northern plains, formed from deposits of silt and sand. Further south is the Peninsular Plateau, composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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    India has a wide variety of physical features, including mountains, plains, deserts, plateaus, and islands. The Himalayan Mountains form the northern border and consist of 3 parallel ranges - the Great Himalayas, Lesser Himalaya, and Shivaliks. The Great Himalayas contain India's highest peaks and are permanently snow-covered. South of the Himalayas are the northern plains, formed from deposits of silt and sand. Further south is the Peninsular Plateau, composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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    India has a wide variety of physical features, including mountains, plains, deserts, plateaus, and islands. The Himalayan Mountains form the northern border and consist of 3 parallel ranges - the Great Himalayas, Lesser Himalaya, and Shivaliks. The Great Himalayas contain India's highest peaks and are permanently snow-covered. South of the Himalayas are the northern plains, formed from deposits of silt and sand. Further south is the Peninsular Plateau, composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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    India has a wide variety of physical features, including mountains, plains, deserts, plateaus, and islands. The Himalayan Mountains form the northern border and consist of 3 parallel ranges - the Great Himalayas, Lesser Himalaya, and Shivaliks. The Great Himalayas contain India's highest peaks and are permanently snow-covered. South of the Himalayas are the northern plains, formed from deposits of silt and sand. Further south is the Peninsular Plateau, composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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    PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

    KEY POINTS:
    1.OUR COUNTRY HAS PRACTICALLY ALL MAJAOR PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE
    EARTH THAT IS MOUNTAINS,PLAINS,DESERTS,PLATEAUS AND ISLANDS.
    2.THE HIMALAYAN MOUTAINS FORM AN UNSTABLE ZONE.
    3.THE NORTHERN PLAINS ARE FORMED OF ALLUVIAL ROCKS.
    4.PENNISULAR PLATEAU IS COMPOSED OF IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
    5.GROUPED:A]THE HIMALAYAN MOUTAINS B]THE NORTHERN PLAINS C]THE
    PENNISULAR PLATEAU D] THE INDIAN DESERT E]THE COASTAL PLAINS F]THE
    ISLANDS.
    A]HIMALYAN MOUNTAINS:
    1]THEY STRETCH OVER THE NORTHERN BORDERS OF INDIA.
    2]THEY RUN FROM EAST-WEST DIRECTION THAT IS FROM INDUS TO
    BRAHMAPUTRA.
    3]THEY FORM AN ARC THAT COVERS A DISTANCE OF 2400KMS.THEIR WIDTH
    VARIES FROM 400 KM IN KASHMIR TO 150KM IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
    4] THE ALTITUDINAL VARIATIONS ARE GREATER IN THE EASTERN HALF THAN
    THE WESTERN HALF.
     THE HIMALAYA CONSISTS OF 3 PARALLEL RANGES IN LONGITUDINAL
    EXTENT.
     1]HIMADRI-It is the northernmost range. It is also called as great or inner Himalayas
    or simply called as himadri. It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest
    peaks with an average height of 6000 meters. It contains all prominent Himalayan
    peaks.The folds of the great Himalayas are asymmetrical in nature. The core of this part
    of Himalayas is composed of granite. It is perennially snowbound and a number of
    glaciers descend from this range.

     2]HIMACHAL-The Himachal or Lesser Himalaya lies to the South of the Himadri. The
    altitude varies between 3700 and 4500 meters and the average width is of 50 kilometer.
    Pir panjal range forms the longest and the important range this range Consists of the
    famous valley of Kashmir, the kangra and the Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh.This is
    well known for its hill stations.

     3]SHIWALIKS-The outermost range of the Himalayas is called as shivaliks.They extend


    over a width of 10 to 15 kilometers and have an altitude varying between 900 and 1100
    meters. Ranges are composed of unconsolidated sediments brought down by rivers, the
    longitudinal valley lying between Lesser Himalaya and the Shivaliks are known for duns
    Dehradun,kotli dun and patli dun, are some of the well known duns.
    Besides the longitudinal divisions, the Himalayas have been divided on the basis of regions from
    West to east. These divisions have been demarcated by river valleys, for example, the part of
    Himalayas lying between Indus and Sutluj has been traditionally known as Punjab
    Himalaya.But it is also known regionally has Kashmir and Himachal Himalaya from West to
    east respectively. The part of Himalayas lying between satluj and kali rivers is known as
    kumaon himalayas. the kali and teesta rivers demarcate the Nepal Himalayas and the part lying
    between teesta and Dihang River is known as assam himalayas. There are regional names also
    in these broad categories.

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