The North Indian Plains
Geology and Formation
- The Great plain of Northern India lies on the south of the Himalayas. It is, in fact, bounded by the Himalayas on the north and the Deccan plateau on the south. This plain stretches for about 2,400 km from east to west and 200 to 400 km from north to south. It covers an area of about 5, 80,000 sq km.
- The Great plain of Northern India was formed by the sediments brought down by the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra and their tributaries and it is popularly known as the Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain. After the upliftment of the Himalayas, sediments and ....
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Geography Of India
- 1 Physiographic Divisions Of India
- 2 The Great Himalayas
- 3 Division of Himalayan Drainage System
- 4 The Peninsular Plateau
- 5 The Coastal Plains (Western and Eastern)
- 6 The Islands
- 7 Major types and characteristics of soils in India
- 8 Cropping Pattern Around India
- 9 Sustainable Agriculture
- 10 Irrigation