This document summarizes the main physical features of India. It discusses the Himalayan Mountains, the Northern Plains formed by the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra river systems, the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, the Peninsular Plateau with an average height of 600-900 meters, the coastal plains along the eastern and western coasts, and the island groups of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep. The document provides details on the characteristics of each of these key physical regions that make up India's landscape.

1. PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
Presented By:-
Harshit Narula
Class – 6C
Roll no. -15

2. MAIN PHYSICAL
FEATURES
1. The Himalayan Mountains
2. The Northern Plains
3. Indian Desert
4. Peninsular Plateau
5. Coastal Plains
6. Islands

3. THE HIMALAYAN
MOUNTAINS
 The Himalayas are the youngest
mountains in the world
 The width varies from 400 km in
Kashmir to 150 km in Arunachal
Pradesh.
 The average height of peaks in
this range is 6,000 metres.

4. THE NORTHERN
PLAINS
 The northern plain of India is
formed by three river systems,
viz. the Indus, the Ganga and
the Brahmaputra; along with
their tributaries
 The total area of the northern
plain is about 7 lakh square
kilometer.
 It is about 2400 km long and
about 240 to 320 km broad.

5. INDIAN DESERT
 The only desert of India is the
Thar Desert
 A major part of this desert lies
in Rajasthan but a portion of it
is spread in Gujarat, Haryana,
Punjab, and Pakistan. Luni is
the only river which flows from
this land.
 The desert receives only 150mm
rainfall in a year.

6. PENINSULAR
PLATEAU
 The shape of this plateau is
similar to a triangle whose base
lies on the southern edge of the
northern plain and Kanyakumari
is the apex.
 Its average height is as much as
600-900 Metre.
 Formed from the Gondwana
land, it is one of the oldest
lands of the earth.

7. COASTAL PLAINS
 Coastal plains are situated
along the Bay of Bengal and the
Arabian Sea.
 Eastern Coastal plain COVERS
West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra
Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
 Western Coastal Plain covers
Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala.
Main rivers here are Tapi,
Narmada, and Mandavi.

8. ISLAND
 Andaman and Nicobar is located
in the Bay of Bengal and lies
1255 Km of south from Kolkata.
 The groups of islands are
divided into Andaman islands in
the North and Nicobar Islands in
the South.
 Lakshadweep lies in the Arabian
Sea and is about 200-300 Km
from the coast of Kerala. It
consists of 36 islands.

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