PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
GREAT INDIAN DESERT
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Eastern margins
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Southern margins
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Western margins
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Northern margins
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. The main features of the Indian desert are: It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. This region receives very low rainfall below 150 mm per year.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Thar Desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills. It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. It forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Aravalli Range is a mountain range located in the Northern-Western region of the Indian subcontinent. Thar desert is located in the North-West of the Aravalli range.
Detailed explanation-4: -This ecoregion lies to the west of the Aravalli Mountain Range in the northwestern Indian States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, extending across the border to the Punjab and Sind regions of Pakistan. It is considered to be the 9th largest subtropical desert.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Thar Desert (Hindi: ), also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200, 000 km2 (77, 000 sq mi) in India and Pakistan.