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UPSC Indian Geography 02 - Himalayas (Divisions, Zones, Peaks & Passes)

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UPSC Indian Geography 02 - Himalayas (Divisions, Zones, Peaks & Passes)

Himalaya Divisions
  • Himalaya-2400 kilometres, width 240 km
  • Siwalik
  • Lesser Himalaya
  • Greater Himalayan
  • Trans Himalayas

Shiwalik
  • Separated by Main Boundary Fault from Himalayas
  • Asks Dafla, Miri, Mishmi, Duars in North East

Lesser Himalayas
  • Pir Panchal Ranges (J&K)- Chamba Valley, 
  • Dhauladhar (White Mountain)- Shimla Dalhousie, 
  • Mussoorie Range- Nainital, 
  • Nag Tibba Range-Nepal, 
  • Separated by Main Central thrust from Greater Himalaya

Greater Himalaya
  • Tethyan Himalayan zone, 
  • Burzil Pass, Zojila pass-Jammu
  • Highest

Trans Himalayas
  • Karakoram (K2,Broadpeak), 
  • Ladakh- Rakaposhi, Gurla Mandhata 
  • Kailash Ranges (Rinpoche / Fens),
  • The Zanskar- Mount Kamet (Rupsu-Eastern Part)

Himalayan Zones
  • Punjab Himalaya- Northwest upto Satluj, 
  • Kumaon- Satluj to kali, 
  • Central Himalaya - Nepal- Kali to Teesta, 
  • Assam Himalaya from Brahmaputra

Other Peaks
  • Lhotse- South Peak
  • Tirch Mir - King of Shadow
  • Acangua Peak - Andes- largest ranges outside Himalayas

Passes
  • Burzil Pass & Zojila pass-Jammu , 
  • Shipki Pass Himachal, 
  • Niti pass & Lekh pass- Uttarakhand, 
  • Nathula Pass Sikkim, 
  • Jogbani pass-Bihar






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