BY SHUBHAM RATHICLASS – IX MOON

ROLL NO. - 9

DIFFERENT TYPES OF RANGES OF HIMALAYA

• HIMADRI• HIMACHAL• SHIWALIKS

The northernmost range is called Himadri. It consists of loftiest peaks

with an average height of 6,000 meters. It contains all the

prominent peaks .It remains snowcovered throughout the year ,

resulting into the formation of glaciers and some perennial rivers.

It lies to the south of Himadri and forms the most rugged mountains system. The ranges are mainly composed of highly compressed altered rocks. Average height is between 3,700 to 4,500 meters.

Some famous ranges are the Pri Panjal range, dhaula range and

Mahabharat ranges. It has some famous valleys like kullu, kangra, kashmir. They are known as for

their hill stations.

The Sivalik Hills is a mountain range of the outer Himalayas also known as Manak Parbat in ancient times. Shivalik literally means 'tresses of Shiva’. This range is about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) long enclosing an area that starts almost from the Indus and ends close to the Brahmaputra, with a gap of about 90 kilometres (56 mi) between the Teesta and Raidak rivers in Assam.

The width of the Sivalik Hills varies from 10 to 50 km (6.2 to 31.1 mi), their

average elevation is 1,500 to 2,000 m (4,900 to 6,600 ft).

Other spelling variations used include Shivalik and Siwalik, originating from the Hindi and Nepali word shiwālik

parvat. Other names include Churia hills, Chure hills, and Margalla hills

HIGHEST PEAKS OF HIMALAYAS

MOUNTAINSHEIGHT(IN

M) COUNTRY

MT. EVEREST 8,848 METERS NEPAL

KANCHENJUNGA 8,598 METERS INDIA

DHAULAGIRI 8,172 METERS NEPAL

NANGA PARBAT 8,126 METERS INDIA

ANNANPURNA 8,078 METERS NEPAL

NANDA DEVI 7,817 METERS INDIA

KAMET 7.756 METERS INDIA

NAMCHA BARWA 7,756 METERS INDIA

GURLA MANDHATA

7,728 METERS NEPAL

Rivers found in Himalaya

Indus RiverIt originates near the Mansarovar Lake on the Tibetan plateau. It meets with River Gurtang at an altitude of 4,200 m in the southeastern Ladakh, where it enters the Himalayas

Jhelum RiverThe river Jhelum originates from a

spring called Verinag, which is 80 km south of Srinagar.

Brahmaputra RiverBrahmaputra River is considered as one

of the great rivers of Asia. 

Sutlej RiverRiver Sutlej originates from the southern slopes of the holy

mountain Kailash, near the lake of Mansarovar. 

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