SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Wind
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Glaciers
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Snowfall
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Running water
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the Himalayan region, the glacier is the major weathering agent.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 55, 000 glaciers in the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush (HKHK) mountain ranges store more freshwater than any region outside of the North and South Poles. Their ice reserves feed into three major river basins in South Asia-the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra-that are home to 750 million people.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the current valley glaciers of the Himalaya reach at most 20 to 32 km (12 to 20 mi) in length, several of the main valley glaciers were 60 to 112 km (37 to 70 mi) long during the ice age.
Detailed explanation-4: -From west to East, Himalayas have been divided into six regions viz. Kashmir Himalayas, Himachal Himalayas, Kumaun Himalayas, Central & Sikkim Himalayas, Arunachal Himalayas and Purvachal Himalayas.