PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
NORTHEN PLALNS
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Himadri
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Shiwaliks
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Lesser Himalayas
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Great Himalayas, also called Higher Himalayas or Great Himalaya Range, highest and northernmost section of the Himalayan mountain ranges.
Detailed explanation-2: -The northern-most range is known as the Great or Inner Himalayas or the Himadri. It is the most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6, 000 metres. It contains all prominent Himalayan peaks.
Detailed explanation-3: -(1) Himadri: Himadri is also known as ‘Greater Himalayas’. It is famous for the highest of the peaks and glaciers. This is the highest mountain range of the Himalayan Range System.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Himalayas or Greater Himalayas or Himadri is the highest mountain range of the Himalayan Range. The world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, as well as other “near−highest” peaks, such as Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, and Nanga Parbat, are part of the Greater Himalayas range.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Himalayas consist of three parallel ranges, the Greater Himalayas known as the Himadri, the Lesser Himalayas called the Himachal, and the Shivalik hills, which comprise the foothills. The greater Himalayas are the innermost Himalayan range and are also known as the inner Himalayas. They are also known as Himadri.