PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS
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The Greater Himalayas
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The Shivalik/Shiwalik range
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The Himachal range
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Arunachal Pradesh, glaciers are found in Great Himalayas ranges which run along the Tibetan border. All peaks here rise above 4500 meters and are snow covered throughout the year. Important glaciers include: Bichom Glacier.
Detailed explanation-2: -Siachen is the second longest glacier outside of the polar regions and largest in the Himalayas-Karakoram region.
Detailed explanation-3: -The glaciers of the region are found in the headwaters of several of Asia’s great river systems, including the Indus, Ganges/Brahmaputra, Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow Rivers. These rivers are the source of drinking water and irrigation supplies for roughly 1.5 billion people.
Detailed explanation-4: -Glaciers in Himalayas There are about 15, 000 glaciers in the Himalayas.
Detailed explanation-5: -Siachen Glacier, piedmont glacier located in the Karakoram Range. It lies in the heavily glaciated Himalayan region known as the “Third Pole, ‘’ because mountain glaciers in this region contain more fresh water than is found anywhere else on Earth except for the polar ice caps.