Himalayan Mountain Peaks

Study Notes

The Western Coastal Plain is divided into two parts: the Konkan and the Malabar Coast
Major rivers flowing into the sea include the Tapi, Narmada, Mandovi, and Zuari
The Malabar Coast moist forests constitute a unique ecoregion
Vegetation is mostly deciduous in the region

The Lakshadweep Islands lie 200-300 km off the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea
The islands consist of 12 atolls, 3 reefs, and 5 submerged banks, with a total of 36 islands and islets
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of 572 islands in the Bay of Bengal near the Myanmar coast
India's only active volcano, Barren Island, is situated in the Andaman Islands and last erupted in May 2005
Indira Point, India's southernmost land point, is situated in the Nicobar Islands
The highest point is Mount Thullier at 642m (2,106 ft)

Diu is a former Portuguese enclave
Majuli is a river island of the Brahmaputra
Elephanta is an island in Bombay Harbour
Sriharikota is a barrier island in Andhra Pradesh
Salsette Island is India's most populous island, where the city of Mumbai (Bombay) is located
42 islands in the Gulf of Kutch constitute the Marine National Park

The notable peaks in the Himalayas include Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mansalu, Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat, and Annapurna
The Himalayas are classified into three regional divisions: the Western Himalayas, the Central Himalayas, and the Eastern Himalayan Regions
The Western Himalayas include ranges such as the Siwaliks, Jammu Hills, Himachal, Pir Panjal, and Dhaua Dhar
The Central Himalayas, also known as the Nepal Himalayas, include ranges such as the Siwaliks, Himachal, and Mahabharat Range
The Eastern Himalayas include ranges such as Bhutan, Sikkim, and Darjeeling Himalayas, and Arunachal Pradesh except Tirap district
The Garo-Khasi range lies in Meghalaya

The Indo-Gangetic Plains are the most fertile zones in the world
The plains are formed by basins of three distinct river systems: the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra
The main tributaries of these rivers include the Yamuna, Chambal, Gomti, Ghaghara, Kosi, Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, and Tista
The plains encompass an area of 700,000 sq.km and are one of the most densely populated areas on the planet
The Indus Valley, the Punjab, and the middle and lower Ganga are the three parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain
The Punjab Plain is centered in the land between five rivers: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas, and the Sutlej

The Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau bounded by the Vindhyas to the north and flanked by the Eastern and Western Ghats
The plateau covers a total area of 1.9 million km² and is mostly flat, with elevations ranging from 300 to 600 m
Much of the Deccan is covered by thorn scrub forest scattered with small regions of deciduous broadleaf forest

The Chota Nagpur Plateau is situated in eastern India, covering much of Jharkhand and adjacent parts of Orissa, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh
The Kathiawar peninsula in western Gujarat is bounded by the Gulf of Kutch and the Gulf of Khambat
The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains run along the western edge of India's Deccan Plateau and separate it from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea
Anai Mudi in the Anaimalai Hills in Kerala is the highest point in the Western Ghats
The Eastern Ghats or Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast