LOCATION AND STRUCTURE OF INDIA
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purvanchal ranges
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the himachal
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the himadri
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the shiwalik
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Detailed explanation-1: -Purvachal, also called Eastern Highlands, mountain ranges in eastern India. They extend over an area of about 37, 900 square miles (98, 000 square km) in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and eastern Assam states.
Detailed explanation-2: -The range is an eastern extension of the Himalayan Range System, in northeastern India. It bends sharply to the south beyond the Dihang River gorge and spreads along the eastern boundary of India with Myanmar. The Purvanchal includes the hill of the Patkai, Barail Range, Naga Hills, Lushai Hills, and Jampui Hills.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Purvanchal Hills are a range of hills in northeastern India, located in the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland. The name “Purvanchal” means “eastern mountains” in Hindi and refers to the region’s location to the east of the Ganges River.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Himalayas bend sharply to the south beyond the Dihang gorge and move outwards to form a covering the eastern boundary of the country. They are known as ‘the Eastern or Purvanchal Hills’.