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Union Territories and their capital cities have world. ‘Himalaya’ means the ‘abode of snow’
also been listed in the given table. in Sanskrit which is an appropriate name
for the range as it is covered in snow almost
Union Territory Capital throughout the year. It has high peaks, deep
Andaman and Port Blair valleys and glaciers. Th e mountain ranges start
Nicobar Islands from the Pamir Knot in the west and extend
up to Purvanchal in the east, covering a length
Chandigarh Chandigarh
of about 2,500 kilometres. Towards the west
Dadra and Nagar Silvassa it is about 400 kilometres wide and gradually
Haveli decreases as it reaches the east to about
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu 150 kilometres. Th e Himalayas are young fold
mountains that consist of sedimentary rocks.
Ladakh Leh (proposed)
Th ere are three parallel ranges in the
Daman and Diu Daman Himalayas—Himadri, Himachal and
Sivalik.
Lakshadweep Kavaratti
Greater Himalayas or Himadri
Puducherry Puducherry
Th e Greater Himalayas comprise the
National Capital Delhi
Territory of Delhi northernmost ranges and peaks. It has an

Physiographic Features of KARAKORAM
K2
8,611 m
India
R. Jhelum SIVALIK RANGE G
India is a country of great physical R. Chenab R
R. Ravi CHINA
diversity. Th ere are loft y mountain PAKISTAN R. Sutlej E A 7, 817 m
Nanda
peaks in some areas whereas in T Devi Mt Everest R. Tsangpo
others lie the fl at plains which are GREAT INDIAN DESERT R. Yamuna H NEPAL M A 8,848 m BHUTAN S NAGA
I
A
Y
HILLS
formed by the rivers. On the basis ARAVALLI HILLS R. Chambal R. Kosi L A GARO KHASI HILLS
JAINTIA
of physical features, India can R. Gandak HILLS HILLS
Rann of Kutch BANGLADESH
be divided into the following six Malwa Plateau Chhota Nagpur Plateau
divisions. Gir Hills R. Narmada SATPURA
HILLS
R. Ta i p Mouth of the Ganga MYANMAR
1. Northern Mountains Gulf of Khambhat DECCAN Chhattisgarh R. Maha a n di
PLA T EAU
W
2. Northern Plains S
T
E
3. Peninsular Plateau S H A
G
T
4. Great Indian Desert ARABIAN E N BAY
SEA R R OF Mouth of Irrawaddy
5. Coastal Plains N E BENGAL
T
ALTITUDE
6. Islands G S in metres
Nilgiri Hills A 4,500
2,637 m E 1,350 Andaman
H
A Anaimudi 600 Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India) Sea
Northern Mountains T 300
150
Palk Strait Sea Level
S
75
Th e Northern Mountains consist Gulf of Mannar
of the Himalayas which is the Cape Comorin SRI
LANKA
highest mountain range in the I N D I A N O C E A N
A map showing the physical regions of India
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