PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
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South-East
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North-West
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North-South
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West-East
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Detailed explanation-1: -Himalayan mountains are stretched over the northern borders of India. These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. The Himalaya consists of 3 parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -For example, the portion of the Himalayas lying among Indus and Satluj has been generally known as Punjab Himalayas however it is likewise referred to provincially as Kashmir and Himachal Himalayas from west to east individually.