What is the name of the outermost mountain range of the Himalayas?
What is the name of the outermost mountain range of the Himalayas?
हिमालय की सबसे बाहरी पर्वत श्रृंखला को क्या कहा जाता है?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Shivalik/शिवालिक
Explanation / व्याख्या:
The Shivalik Range is the outermost and southernmost mountain range of the Himalayas. It is also known as the Outer Himalayas.
शिवालिक पर्वतमाला हिमालय की सबसे बाहरी और दक्षिणतम पर्वत श्रृंखला है। इसे बाह्य हिमालय (Outer Himalayas) भी कहा जाता है।
Its average height is 600 to 1500 meters.
इसकी औसत ऊँचाई 600 से 1500 मीटर होती है।
It stretches from the Indus River in the west to the Brahmaputra River in the east.
यह पश्चिम में Indus River से लेकर पूर्व में Brahmaputra River तक फैली हुई है।
These mountains are made of loose sediments like sand, clay, and gravel.
ये पर्वत रेत, मिट्टी और कंकड़ जैसे ढीले अवसादों से बने हैं।
Valleys found between Shivalik and Himachal are called Duns. Example: Dehradun
शिवालिक और हिमाचल के बीच की घाटियों को दून कहा जाता है। उदाहरण: देहरादून।
Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य:
Himadri (Greater Himalayas) / हिमाद्रि → Highest range of Himalayas.
यह हिमालय की सबसे ऊँची श्रेणी है।
Himachal (Lesser Himalayas) / हिमाचल → Middle range. Famous hill stations like Shimla and Mussoorie are located here.
यह मध्य हिमालय है।
Karakoram / कराकोरम → Separate mountain range where K2 is located.
यह अलग पर्वत श्रृंखला है जहाँ K2 स्थित है।
Exam Trick / परीक्षा ट्रिक:
H → H → S
Himadri → Himachal → Shivalik
(Highest → Middle → Outermost)
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