Structure and Relief Features of Peninsular India

The Peninsular plateau is a tableland of crystalline, igneous, and metamorphic rocks from the past. The plateau is characterized by vast and shallow valleys and rounded hills. The Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau are the two major sections of this plateau.

Major Structural and Relief Features

Geographical Extent

  • The peninsular upland encompasses approximately 16 lakh square kilometers.
  • It forms the largest physiographic division in India.
  • The region takes the shape of an irregular triangle, with its base stretching from the Delhi Ridge to the Rajmahal Hills and its apex located at Kanyakumari.

Boundaries

  • To the northwest, it is bounded by ....
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