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Island group of India having coral origin The Lakshadweep Islands– this island is located in the Arabian Sea and consists of 25 small islands. They are widely scattered over an area of 108.78 sq km extending for about 200-500 km southwest of the Kerala coast. this island in the north is known as Amendevi Island … Read more
The island group of India: The Island group of India has two main groups which are located far away from the coast. Among them, one is Andaman and Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal and the other is a group of tiny islands known as the Lakshadweep Island in the Arabian Sea. The Andaman and … Read more
THE COASTAL PLAINS The coastal plains of India have a narrow strip between the edges of the peninsular plateau and the coastline of India running for a distance of about six thousand kilometers from Rann of Kuchchh in the west to the Ganga- Brahmaputra delta in the east is called coastal plains. The area between … Read more
THE PENINSULAR PLATEAU The peninsular plateau is the oldest geological structural and physiographic region of India. it is the continental part of the Indian plate which emerged from the sea during the Cambrian period. During the Cretaceous period, two most important geological events occurred in the Indian Peninsula. … Read more
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN REGION/ HIMALAYAN MOUNTAIN REGION: Northern Mountain Region plays a great significance in India. The Northern Mountain region contains a chain of Himalayan Mountain ranges. A chain of mountain ranges contains regularly, orderly evolved and developed mountain ranges in different geological periods. There are two Himalayan ranges that are described as Trans-Himalayan ranges. These … Read more
Introduction Great Plains of India The great plains of India are one of the features under the Physiographic division of India. It is a depositional plain that was formed in the Pleistocene period. It is a combination of the depositional work of Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra and their tributaries. River deposits are located over a depression … Read more
Physiography of India Physiography studies the present relief features of the earth’s surface. India has a unique personality with regard to Physiography. The Physiographic divisions play a vital role in India. The Physiographic diversity of India embraces lofty young-fold mountains, flat plains, and one of the oldest plateaus in the world. The Indian Islands have … Read more