INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Himachal is well known as the Lesser Himalayas or the Lower Himalayas with a height of 12000 to 15000 feet. The range extends its arms from southeast of Pakistan through the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, western Uttar Pradesh and Nepal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The next range the Himachal, is located south of the Greater Himalayas. The height of mountains in this range is between 3700 and 4500 metres hence is also referred to as the Lesser Himalayas! In other words, the Himachal is made up of altered rocks. The Pir Panjal is the longest range in the Lesser Himalayas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hint: Himachal Pradesh got its name from the Himalayas. Himachal is a Himalayan state that means “land of snowy mountains.” The vast mountain system known as the Himalayas stretches almost 2, 500 kilometres from north to south, with a breadth of 250 to 300 kilometres.

Detailed explanation-4: -The outer Himalayas (Shivaliks): Shivaliks range consists of lower hills (600 m above sea level). The hills of the region are composed of highly unconsolidated deposits which results in high rates of erosion and deforestation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about 2, 400 km (1, 500 mi) from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.