GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Vindhyas
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Aravali
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Satpura
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Nilgiri hills
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Aravali range is the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan to Haryana. The Aravalli range is the eroded stub of a range of ancient folded mountains. Aravalli Range is one of the most popular mountain ranges in India also known as mewat hills.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Barbertown Greenstone Belt (3.6 Billion Years) Generally speaking, South Africa and the Americas are home to some of the oldest mountain ranges on Earth. The Barbertown Greenstone Belt, or Makhonjwa Mountains is the very oldest mountain range in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The northernmost range is called the Great Himalayas and is also the oldest of the three. It has an elevation of more than 6, 000 m and contains a large number of the world’s highest peaks including the three highest, Mount Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga.