INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
W hich is the outermost Himalayas?
A
Punjab Himalayas
B
Nepal Himalayas
C
Shiwaliks
D
Himachal or Lesser Himalayas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: Outer Himalayas are called Siwalik likewise spelt as Shiwalik, they are the sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent. It expands west-northwestward for an extra 1, 000 miles from the Tisza River in Sikkim state through Nepal, across northwestern India, and into northern Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about 2, 400 km (1, 500 mi) from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Siwalik Range, also called Siwalik Hills or Outer Himalayas, Siwalik also spelled Shiwalik, sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The range proper, to which the name Siwalik (from Sanskrit, meaning “Belonging to [the God] Shiva”) was formerly restricted, is the 200 miles (320 km) of foothills in India extending from the Ganges River at Haridwar, Uttarakhand state, northwestward to the Beas River.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shiwalik Range Located in between the Great Plains and Lesser Himalayas. The altitude varies from 600 to 1500 metres.

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