Himalayan range
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The document summarizes information about the Himalayan mountain ranges. It discusses the three parallel ranges - Himadri, Himachal, and Shiwaliks. It provides details on the characteristics of each range, including their average heights, locations of valleys and duns, and compositions. It also lists some of the highest peaks in the Himalayas and major rivers that originate in the mountain range, such as the Indus, Sutlej, Jhelum, and Brahmaputra rivers. Finally, it mentions some animal species found in the Himalayas including the snow leopard, giant panda, monal pheasant, and argali sheep.
Himalayan range
- 1. Made by : Akshath Goyal Class 9 A Roll no. 1
- 2. Himalayan Mountains…. I. The Himalayan mountains are young-fold mountains which are loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers. II.The Himalayas are 2400km long and 150km-400km wide from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh. III.The Himalayas have three parallel ranges in the longitudinal extent namely: • Himadri • Himachal • Shiwaliks
- 3. Different Himalayan Ranges ● There are three different types of Himalayan Ranges : ● Himadri ● Himachal ● Shiwaliks
- 4. Himadri... ● The nothern most range of Himalayas is known as Himadri. It is also known as ‘great or inner Himalayas’ ● It consists of loftiest peaks with an average height of 6000 meters. It contains all the prominent peaks. It remains snow covered throughout the year,resulting in the formation of glaciers and some perennial rivers.
- 5. Himadri...
- 6. Himachal... I.It lies to the south of Himadri Range. It is also known as ‘lesser Himalayas’ II.The ranges are mainly composed of altered and compressed rocks. III.Valley of Kashmir , Kangra and Kullu lie in this range. IV.Its average height is 3700km to 4500km.
- 7. Himachal… ● Some famous ranges are the Pri Panjal , Dhaula Range , and Mahabharat Ranges. It has some famous valleys like Kullu , Kangra , Kashmir . They are known as for their hill stations .
- 10. Shiwaliks... I.The shiwalik hills is a mountain range of outer Himalayas also known as Manak Parbat in ancient times. II.Its average height is 900m to 1100m. III.This range is made up of alluvial soil . IV.Many duns lie in this range. For e.g. Dehradun
- 11. ● Shiwalik literally means ‘tresses of Shiva’. This range is about 2400km.long, enclosing an area that starts almost from the indus and ends close to the Brahmputra, with a gap of about 90km betwwen the testa and aidak rivers in Assam.
- 12. ● The width of the shiwalik hills varies from 10km to 50km, their average elevation is 1500m to 2000m . Other spelling variations used include Shiwalik and Siwalik originated from the Hindu and Nepali word Shiwalik Parvat . Other names include Churia Hills , Chure Hills , and Margalla Hills
- 14. Highest Peaks of Himalayas...
- 16. Indus River It originates from the Mansarovar Lake on the Tibetan plateau . It meets with the river Gurtang at an altitude of 4200m in the southeastern Ladakh , where it enters the Himalayas.
- 17. Sutlej River River Sutlej originates from the southern slopes of the holy mountain Kailash , near the lake of Mansarovar. Jhelum river It originates from Verinag which is 80km south from Srinagar. Brahmaputra River This river is considered to be one of the greatest rivers of Asia
- 18. Snow Leopard ... Giant Panda
- 19. Monal Pheasant Magnificently Horned Argali Sheep