PHYSIOGRAPHY OF INDIA - PART 4
THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF INDIA IS AS FOLLOWS:
• Relief: mountainous, rugged topography with parallel and oblique ranges interspersed by river valleys.
• Rivers: Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi. Jhelum cuts through Pir Panjal and makes Baramula Pass
• Lakes: Wular (Ox-bow lake of R.Jhelum), Dal
• Ranges: Shiwalik, Dhaola Dhar and Pir Panjal of Middle Himalayas, and Inner Himalayas i.e. Great himalyas.
• Peaks:Nanga Parbat (8126 m)
• Passes: Zozila, Banihal, Burzil, Bara Lacha La
• Vegetation: Alpine in north to Montane sub Tropical and Temperate in South
• Forested Area: J&K– 20% of total geographical area that falls within territory of india
• National Parks: Dachigam, Kishtwar, Salim Ali
• Tribes: Gujjars & Bakarwals – (They Experience Transhumanes)
• Tourism Places: Amarnath, Gulmarg (Ski resort), Srinagar
• HEPs: Salal, Dul Hasti, Uri
• Tilted beds of Lake Deposits called KAREWAS are found on the flanks of Pir Panjal Range
REGION 2: KARAKORAM, LADAKH AND BALTISTAN
• Result of Collision between Peninsula and Eurasian Plate. Outcome was Trans-Himalayas Ranges (Ladakh & Zaskar Range) and Karakoram Range. Karakoram uplifted before the rise of Himalayas.
• Relief : General Elevation is more than 5000m (Ladakh Plateau – 5300 m)
• Peaks : K2 (8611m), Godwin Austin, Gasherbrum
• Rivers : Indus basin (tributaries Shyok & Gilgit join from north, Zaskar from south)
• Lakes : Pangong, Salt Lake, Tso Morari.
• Plains : Aksai Chin, Deosai, Baltistan
• Passes : Karakoram, Aghil
• Siachen : World’s longest Glacier (72 km) and highest battlefield in the world Glacier
• Forest : Devoid of any forest (Cold desert)
• Single strategic road from Srinagar to Leh passes through Zojila Pass
• Most of it occupied as CoK (China occupied Kashmir) & PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir)
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