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The Lower Himalayan Range, also called the Lesser Himalayas or Himachal, is one of the four parallel sub-ranges of the Himalayas. [1] [2] It has the Great Himalayas to the north and the Sivalik Hills to the south. It extends from the Indus River in Pakistan to the Brahmaputra Valley in North East India traversing across North India, Nepal and ...
These faults runs for approximately 2,300 km in an east–west direction, parallel to the southern foothills of the Lower Himalayan Range from Assam, through Nepal, and into Pakistan. This major thrust fault dips to the north, beneath the Himalaya at a shallow angle. It is the source of most of Himalayan earthquakes. [3] [1]
Sattal is situated in the Lower Himalayan Range and is the result of tectonic activities and the uplifting of sediments between the Tibetan plain and the Indo-Gangetic plains. The rocks are mainly sedimentary rocks and quartzite. Physiographically the area can be divided into lower Himalayas and terraces.
These faults runs for approximately 2,300 km in an east–west direction, parallel to the southern foothills of the Lower Himalayan Range from Assam, through Nepal, and into Pakistan. This major thrust fault dips to the north, beneath the Himalaya at a shallow angle. It is the source of most of Himalayan earthquakes. [5] [6]
The MBT was formed as a result of the collision of the Indian continent with Asia.It developed to relieve stresses from the compression of the continental collision.When the MBT initially formed around 10-25 million years ago, [1] it was a system of thrust faults which accommodated stresses from the compression of the continental collision which led to Himalayan uplift.
The range separates the Greater Himalayas from lower fertile valleys in the Shivaliks. [39] The Greater Himalayas (also known as Himadri) form the northernmost and the highest section of the Himalayas. [26] The sub-range has an average elevation of more than 6,100 m (20,000 ft) and contains many of the world's tallest peaks including Mount Everest.
Geomorphically, the Mishmi Hills are divided into 2 sections – the flood plains of tributaries of Brahmaputra river and the Arunachal Himalayas consisting of snow-capped mountains, lower Himalayan ranges, and Shivalik ranges. The Hills reach heights above 5,000 m (16,000 ft) but have not been properly mapped.
The Lower Himalayan Ranges, also called the Inner Himalaya, are southward spurs of the Great Himalaya, dominating the midsection of Bhutan.The Dongkya Range forms the trijunction of the Bhutan-Sikkim-Tibet border, separating Sikkim from the Chumbi Valley [5] The Black Mountains in central Bhutan form a watershed between two major river systems, the Mo Chhu and the Drangme Chhu.