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Map of prominent mountain ranges in India, showing Aravalli in north-west India. The Aravalli Range, an eroded stub of ancient mountains, is believed to be the oldest range of fold mountains in India. [10] The natural history of the Aravalli Range dates back to times when the Indian Plate was separated from the Eurasian Plate by an ocean.
The Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests include the Aravalli Range, the high point of which is Mount Abu with an elevation of 1,721 m (5,646 feet), and a small part of the Northwestern thorn scrub forests in the west. In the west is the Kathiawar Peninsula and the strip of western Rajasthan between the Aravalli Range and Thar Desert.
The South Central Highland can be divided into (a) Malwa Plateau, (b) Vindhya Scraplands, (c) Vindhya Range, and (d) Narmada Valley. The Aravalli range extends from Delhi south-west to near Ahmedabad for a distance of about 800 km. To the east of the Aravalli range lies the East Rajasthan Upland that ranges in height from 250 to 500 m.
The Aravalli Mountain Range in Rajasthan, India The Aravalli Mountain Range is in the northwestern part of India. The Aravalli Mountain Range is a northeast-southwest trending orogenic belt in the northwest part of India and is part of the Indian Shield that was formed from a series of cratonic collisions. [1] The Aravalli Mountains consist of ...
The Government of India published a draft notification on 31 August 2015 stating the intent to declare an area of up to 7.5 km from the outer boundaries of the sanctuary as an Eco-Sensitive Zone. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In June 2024, the Eco-Sensitive Zone was declared covering an area of 202.34 square kilometres (78.12 sq mi).
Delhi Ridge, sometimes simply called The Ridge, is a ridge in the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor in the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. [1] It is a northern extension of the ancient Aravalli Range , which is approximately 1.5 billion years old—significantly older than the Himalayas , which are "only" about 50 ...
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary spreads out into a plateau which is about 19 km (12 mi) long and 6 km (3.7 mi) wide. In altitude, it ranges from 300 to 1,722 m (984 to 5,650 ft) at Guru Shikhar, [1] the highest peak in Rajasthan. The rocks are igneous and due to the weathering effect of wind and water, large cavities are common in them.
East Rajasthan Uplands (Marwar Uplands), a subset of Marwar, is a region of rolling plateau with rounded hills and forest. It is located in the western part of the Aravali Range of the Rajasthan state in northwest India, [ 1 ] and forms part of the Central Highlands of India. [ 2 ]