INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus river originates near Mansarovar lake in Tibet. The river enters India, from Tibet, through Ladakh. and it drains into the Arabian Sea. Q.

Detailed explanation-2: -The river rises in the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region of China near Lake Mapam at an elevation of about 18, 000 feet (5, 500 metres). For about 200 miles (320 km) it flows northwest, crossing the southeastern boundary of the disputed Kashmir region at about 15, 000 feet (4, 600 metres).

Detailed explanation-3: -The major river systems of Asia, namely the Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween and Mekong originate at the Tibetan plateau. These major river systems stream into some of the densely populated nations namely India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal and numerous other Southeast Asia nations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although it is thereafter called the Indus internationally, the Tibetans continue to regard the combined river to be Sênggê Zangbo as it flows into Ladakh.