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Physical Features of India

Physical Features of India

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Physical Features of India

Class 9 Geography

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Major Physiographic Divisions

  • The Himalayan Mountains

  • The Northern Plains

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The Himalayan Mountains

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The Himalayan Mountains

  • Geologically and structurally fold mountains

  • West-East Direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra

  • Loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world

  • Arc of about 2400 km

  • Width varies from 400 km in Kashmir to 150 km in Arunachal Pradesh

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What are the features of the Himalayan Mountains?

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Longitudinal Divisions of the Himalayas

They are lengthwise divisions

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Himadri/Great Himalayas/Inner Himalayas

  • Most Continuous Range

  • Loftiest Peaks of average 6000 m

  • All Prominent Himalayan Peaks

  • Core - Granite

  • Folds are asymetrical in Nature

  • Perenially snow bound and has many glaciers

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Physical Features of India

Class 9 Geography

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