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Himalaya mountains
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- 2. CONTENT WHAT ISHIMALAYAS ? HOW IS HIMALAYAS FORMED ? LONGITUDINAL DIVISIONS OF HIMALAYAS HIMADRI/ GREAT HIMALAYAS HIMACHAL/ LESSER HIMALAYAS SHIWALIK DIVISIONS OF HIMALAYAS FROM WEST TO EAST END
- 3. WHAT IS HIMALAYA? THEHIMALAYAS The Himalayas or Himalaya is a mountain range in South Asia which separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain from the Tibetan Plateau. This range is home to nine of the ten highest peaks on Earth, including the highest, Mount Everest.
- 4. HOW IS HIMALAYAFORMED? • According to the modern theory of plate tectonics, its formation is a result of a continental collision or orogeny along the convergent boundary between the Indo- Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate FORMATION • The Himalayan range is one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consists mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock… ABOUT
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- 6. Great Himalayas/ Himadri FACTS!!! Thenorthern most range is known as Great or Inner Himalayas or traditionally known as the ‘Himadri’.’ It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6000 metres. The folds of the Himadri are asymmetrical. The core of this part of Himalayas is composed of granite. It is perennially snow bound, and a number of glaciers descend from this range.
- 7. HIMACHAL The range lyingto south of HIMADRI forms the most rugged mountain system and is known as HIMACHAL. The ranges are mainly composed of highly compressed rocks and altered rocks. The altitude range varies between 3,700 and 4,500 metres and average width is of 50 km. This region is well known for its hill stations.
- 8. HIMACHAL continues. while thepir panjal range forms the longest and the most important range, the dhaula dhar and the Mahabharata ranges are also prominent ones. This range consists of the famous valley of Kashmir , the kangra and the kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh.
- 9. SHIWALIK The Shiwalik Hillsis a mountain range of the outer Himalayas also known as MANAK PARBAT In ancient times . This range is from Indus and ends close to the Brahmaputra with a gap of 90 kilometer between the Teesta and Raidak rivers in Assam. The width of the Shiwalik hills varies from 10 to 50 kilometer their average elevation is 1500 to 2000 meter.
- 10. Divisions of Himalayasfrom west to east Besides the longitudinal divisions, the Himalayas have been divided on the basis of regions from the east as well. These divisions have been demarcated by river valleys. They are :- Western Himalayas/Kashmir Himalayas Kumaon Himalayas Nepal Himalayas Assam Himalayas Eastern Himalayas/ Purvachal
- 11. Western/ Kashmir Himalayas Thepart of Himalayas lying between Indus and Satluj traditionally known as Punjab Himalayas regionally known as Kashmir and Himachal Himalayas from west to east respectively is geographically known as Western Himalayas.
- 12. Kumaon Himalayas • Thepart of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as Kumaon Himalayas. • The range, comprising part of the Siwalik Range in the south and part of the Great Himalayas in the north, lies largely within the state of Uttarakhand, northwest of Nepal.
- 13. Nepal Himalayas • Theregion between the Kali and Tista rivers demarcate the Nepal Himalayas. • The range occupies most of Nepal and extends into the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Sikkim state in India. • Therefore in some regions they are known as Sikkim Himalayas.
- 14. Assam Himalayas Thepart lying between Tista and Dihang rivers is known as Assam Himalayas. In some regions they are also known as and Bhutan Himalayas .
- 15. Eastern Himalayas Beyondthe Dihang gorge, the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India. They are known as Eastern Himalayas or Purvachal. These hills running through the north-eastern states are mostly compost of strong sandstones which are sedimentary rocks. The Purvachal comprises the Patkai hills, the Naga hills, Manipur hills and the Mizo hills.
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Editor's Notes
- #5 The Himalayan range is one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consists mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock… According to the modern theory of plate tectonics, its formation is a result of a continental collision or orogeny along the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate
- #7 The northern most range is known as Great or Inner Himalayas or traditionally known as the ‘Himadri’.’ It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6000 metres. The folds of the Himadri are asymmetrical. The core of this part of Himalayas is composed of granite. It is perennially snow bound, and a number of glaciers descend from this range.
- #8 The range lying to south of HIMADRI forms the most rugged mountain system and is known as HIMACHAL. The ranges are mainly composed of highly compressed rocks and altered rocks. The altitude range varies between 3,700 and 4,500 metres and average width is of 50 km. while the pir panjal range forms the longest and the most important range, the dhaula dhar and the Mahabharata ranges are also prominent ones. This range consists of the famous valley of Kashmir , the kangra and the kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh. This region is well known for its hill stations.
- #9 while the pir panjal range forms the longest and the most important range, the dhaula dhar and the Mahabharata ranges are also prominent ones. This range consists of the famous valley of Kashmir , the kangra and the kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh. This region is well known for its hill stations.
- #10 The Shiwalik Hills is a mountain range of the outer Himalayas also known as MANAK PARBAT In ancient times . This range is from Indus and ends close to the Brahmaputra with a gap of 90 kilometer between the Teesta and Raidak rivers in Assam. The width of the Shiwalik hills varies from 10 to 50 kilometer their average elevation is 1500 to 2000 meter.
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