Himalayas or Northern Mountains
The Himalayas or Northern Mountains consist of the youngest and loftiest mountain chains in the world The width of the Himalayas varies from 500 km in Kashmir to 200 km in Arunachal Pradesh The Pamir popularly known as the "Roof of the World" is the connecting link between Himalayas and the high ranges of the central Asia Geographically the entire Himalayan regions can be divided into The Himalayan Ranges The Trans-Himalayas The Eastern Hills 1. Northern Mountains The Himalayas are not a single chain or range of Mountains, but a series of several, more or less parallel or converging ranges Most of the Himalayan ranges fall in India, Nepal and Bhutan, but the northern slope are partly situated in Tibet while the western extremity lies in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia (a) The Shiwalik Range The Shiwalik comprise the outermost range of Himalayas and is known as the Outer Himalaya The width of the Shiwalik varies from 50 km in Himachal Prade...
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