PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
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2400
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. Its western anchor, Nanga Parbat, lies just south of the northernmost bend of the Indus river.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Himadri or Greater Himalayas Himadri, or Greater Himalayas, is the name of the Himalayas’ northernmost range. The Greater Himalayas stretch 2400 km from west to east and are between 120 and 190 km wide.
Detailed explanation-4: -They form an arc, which covers a distance of about 2, 400 Km.
Detailed explanation-5: -The range’s total length is some 1, 400 miles (2, 300 km), and it has an average elevation of more than 20, 000 feet (6, 100 metres). The Great Himalayas contain many of the world’s tallest peaks, including (from west to east) Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, Mount Everest, and Kanchenjunga.