Thursday 31 January 2013
Mountains In India
Himalayas come first among mountains of India, although it covers five countries, such as Bhutan, Nepal, People’s republic of China and Pakistan apart from India, bordered byKarakoram range, Hindu Kush Range, Tibetan Plateau and Indo-Gangetic Plain, having in its foothills another mountainous range Shiwalik Hills, further north lower Himalayan Range, while many of its peaks forming Sacred spots for Hindus and Buddhists,
Nanda Devi is another high mountain in India, held as the second highest in the world, legends calling it the daughter of Himalayas and held sacred among Hindus, while Kangchenjunga is considered the third highest in the world, both are famous mountains of India closer to Himalayas and in Nepal border.
Aravalli Ranges are said to be the oldest among mountains in India, covering the northern end of the country, lining up the States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana terminating in Central Delhi, dating back to the times earlier to Indian subcontinent colluding with Eurasian Plate.
Karakoram range of mountains in the extreme north of India, start from Hind Kush range, running through a length of 482 km, with a breadth of 46 to 48 Km, keeping off Kashmir from China and South Central Asian States, housing around 300 peaks, including the world’s second highest peak K2, and also the world famous glaciers Siachen Glacier, Gaisherbroom and Masherbroom, forms part of the famous mountains of India.
Vindyamountains range runs just in the middle of the country, marking the regions of India into North and South geographically, its western end lying in the State of Gujarat and the eastern end going up to Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, touching River Ganges.
Western Ghats, also called Sahyadri , is a range of mountains covering the western part of southern India, commencing its spread from the State of Gujarat, running throughMaharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu, going upto the southern tip, its coverage around 160,000 km2 gaining the importance as a Hottest Biodiversity hotspot, housing over 5000 species of living and flowering plants and large varieties of animal species, and it is another significant set of mountains of India.
There are quite a few mountains of India, which are popular as hill stations, such as Nilgiris, Yerkaud, Kodi hills in the south, in them Palani mountain gaining religious importance, likewise a number of mountains of India in the south and east, not beingcontiguous like Western Ghats, although referred as Eastern Ghats, adorning the regions of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Paschim Bengal, some of them being sacred locations, as with TirumalaTiruppati hills in Andhra Pradesh andMalaiMahadeswara Hills in Karnataka, there are innumerable mountains of India, pleasing every visitor with large areas of ecological richness.
Mountains In India
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Nice blog! sounds good! Many people love to visit a snowy place and feel the frozen climate. Mountains of India are sure to relish their memories with these spell bounding experience.
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