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PHYSICAL FEATURE OF INDIA

Major Physiographic Division


1. The Himalayan Mountain
2. The Northern Plain
3. The Peninsular Plateau
4. The Indian Desert
5. The Coastal Plain
6. The Island
THE HIMALAYAN
MOUNTAIN
 The Himalayan geologically young and
structurally fold mountain stretch over the
northern border of India. These mountain range
run in a west – east direction from the Indus to
the Brahmaputra. The Himalayans represent the
loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain
barrier of the world . They form an arc, which
cover a distance of about 2,400 KM.
THE NORTHERN PLAIN
 The northern plain has been formed by the interplay three
major river system, namely – the Indus, the Ganga and the
Brahmaputra along with their tributaries. This plain is formed
of alluvial soil. The deposition of alluvium in a vast basin lying
at the foothills of the Himalaya over million of year. Formed
the fertile plain. It spread over an area of 7lakh sq km. the
plain being about 2400km long and 240 to 320 km board, is a
densely populated physiographic division.
THE PENINSULAR PLATEAU
 The peninsular plateau is a
tableland composed of the old
crystalline, igneous and
metamorphic rocks.It was
formed due to the braking and
drifting of the Gondwana land
and thus, making it a part of the
oldest landmass . The plateau
has broad the shallow valley
and rounded hills. This plateau
consist of two broad division,
namely the central highland and
the Deccan plateau.
THE INDIAN DESERT
 THE Indian desert lies toward the western
margin of the Aravali hills. It is an
undulating sandy plain cover with the sand
dunes. This region receives very low rainfall
below 150mm per year .
THE COASTAL PLAINS
 The peninsular plateau is flanked by sketch of
narrow coastal strips, running along the Arabian
sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the
east. The western coast, sandwiched between the
western Ghats and the Arabian sea, is a narrow
plain . It consist of three sections. The northern
part of the coast is called Konkan.
THE ISLANDS
 You have already seen that India has a vast
mainland. Beside this country has two
group of islands. Can you identify this island
group locate the Lakshadweep island group
lying close to the Malabar coast of Kerala.
This group of islands is composed of small
coral islands.
SOME HIGHEST PEKS OF
HIMALAYA
PEAK COUNTRY HEIGHT IN METERS
Mt Everest NEPAL 8848
KANCHENJUNGA INDIA 8598
MAKALU NEPAL 8481
DHAULAGIRI NEPAL 8172
NANGA PARBAT INDIA 8126
ANNAPURNA NEPAL 8078
NANDA DEVI INDIA 7817
KAMET INDIA 7756
NAMCH BARWA INDIA 7756
GURLA MANDHATA NEPAL 7728

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