GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Haryana
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Punjab
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Nagalang
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nanga Parbat, also called Diamir, one of the world’s tallest mountains, 26, 660 feet (8, 126 metres) high, situated in the western Himalayas 17 miles (27 km) west-southwest of Astor, in the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmir region.
Detailed explanation-2: -VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS : One volcanic peak, ‘Soyamji’ (1860 metres) is situated in North Machhipura (Handwara) and the other ‘Kharewa’ peak lies in Tehsil Pehalgam, which is dead so far; the former, however, continued eruption of lava for about 13 months during 1934.
Detailed explanation-3: -At 8, 126 meters above sea level, Nanga Parbat is the world’s ninth-highest mountain. Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas, located in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Diamer or Deo Mir, which means “Huge Mountain” in Tibetan, is the local name for the mountain.