PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
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Brahmaputra to the Indus
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Indus to the Brahmaputra
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Ganga to the Brahmaputra
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Brahmaputra to the Ganga
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayan Ranges stretch from west to east, from the Indus to the Brahmaputra river. The three parts are formed by the tectonic collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate. The Himalayas are the highest mountain ranges with glaciers, gorges, deep valleys, and the highest peaks in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Himalayan mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra.
Detailed explanation-3: -These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world. They form an arc, which covers a distance of about 2, 400 Km. Their width varies from 400 Km in Kashmir to 150 Km in Arunachal Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lifted by the subduction of the Indian tectonic plate under the Eurasian Plate, the Himalayan mountain range runs west-northwest to east-southeast in an arc 2, 400 km (1, 500 mi) long.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Himalayas themselves stretch uninterruptedly for about 1, 550 miles (2, 500 km) from west to east between Nanga Parbat (26, 660 feet [8, 126 metres]), in the Pakistani-administered portion of the Kashmir region, and Namjagbarwa (Namcha Barwa) Peak (25, 445 feet [7, 756 metres]), in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.