The Himalayan Mountains Video Lecture - Crash Course: Class 9

in this module you will learn about one
of these groups the Himalayan mountains
the Himalayas are fold mountains that
cover the northern border of India they
are geologically young as compared to
other mountain ranges the Himalayan
range is the highest and the most rugged
mountain range in the world it extends
from the river Indus in the West to the
trauma Putra in the east forming an arc
of about 2400 kilometres the width of
this range varies for instance in
Kashmir the range is 400 kilometres
white while in Arunachal Pradesh the
width decreases to 150 kilometres if you
compare the eastern and the western
halves of the range then you will find
considerably more difference in the
altitudes of various mountains in the
western half the Himalayas are formed
from three parallel ranges of mountains
the high Madhuri
the Himachal and the Shu Alex several
valleys lie between these mountain
ranges the high Madhuri also called the
Great or inner Himalayas is the
northernmost range of the Himalayas this
range is in a single unbroken line and
has the highest peaks considering that
the average height of peaks in the Hema
theory is 6000 meters it is not
surprising to note that the important
peaks of the Himalayas are located in
this range
for example Mount Everest the highest
peak in the world and Mount Godwin
Austin the second highest peak in the
world
are all part of this range Mount Everest
is located in Napa my Mount
Godwin Austin is in Ladakh in India as
mentioned earlier the Himalayas are fold
mountains however the great Himalayan
folds are not completely symmetrical
this is why the peaks dip slightly away
from the center the core of the
Himalayan range is composed of granite
the lofty heights of the mountains of
the great Himalayan range mean that the
peaks are snow clad all the year round
as a result no vegetation grows on these
mountains however several glaciers such
as the Ganga 3 and the side-chain
originate from this range these glaciers
feed rivers that form the source of
water for a large part of the population
the zoo G La Paz is also situated in the
great Himalayan range this pass is the
only link between Ladakh and Kashmir the
next range which is known as the hamachi
is located south of the greater
Himalayas the height of mountains in
this range is between three thousand
seven hundred and four thousand five
hundred meters as against the average
height of six thousand meters in the
great Himalayas hence this range is also
referred to as the lesser Himalayas the
average width of the Himachal drange is
50 kilometres this range has the
roughest terrain among all the mountain
ranges in the world the terrain of the
mountain range is composed of highly
compressed rocks that have undergone
considerable change in composition or
appearance in other words the hamachi is
made up of altered rocks let us look at
some of the prominent ranges in the
hamachi the pede Punja is the longest
range in the lesser himalayas the other
notable ranges are the dowel and hard
and the Mahabharat these ranges are
famous for their beauty and are a major
tourist attraction for people the world
over the himachal range is also well
known for its hill stations such as
Dalhousie Shimla Rani Kate and Nelly
tall off these Dalhousie and Shimla are
located in Himachal Pradesh wild rani
Kate and Nainital are part of what their
current the most picture a sick of
valleys the Kashmir Kulu and kangaroo
valleys in Himachal Pradesh a part of
this area the range south of the hamachi
that is the outermost range of the
Himalayas is the Shivalik range the Shu
Alex are ten to fifty kilometres wide
the heights of these mountains range
from 900 to 1100 meters thus as you can
see the Shiva legs form the lowest range
of the Himalayas this is because this
range is built from loose sediments drop
down by the rivers flowing from the main
Himalayan ranges locate
up not the settlement consists of broken
stones and sami therefore the valleys of
the Shivalik region are covered with
pick gravel and alluvium you may have
heard of Dehradun the famous hill
station of Massoud II is located in the
Dehradun Valley in the state of utter
the longitudinal valleys that lie
between the hamachi and the Shiva legs
are known as dunes that's how the most
famous valleys including the Hara dual
goodly dune and partly done got their
names cotyledon is located in the Jammu
region and is known for its scenic
beauty and you must have all heard about
the Jim Corbett National Park this park
is located in the partly dune region we
just looked at the longitudinal
divisions of the Himalayas the Himalayas
are also divided into regions from east
to west
you can we cut these regions if you look
at the demarcation between driba valleys
let's look at some examples of these
divisions first let's consider the area
between the Indus and the satellite this
area has been traditionally known as the
Punjab Himalaya nanga parbat is the
highest peak in Punjab Himalaya
however on the basis of regional
divisions of the Himalayas locally it is
also called Kashmir in the West and
Himachal Himalaya in the East to take
another example the cumin Himalayas is
the name used regionally for the portion
of the Himalayas between the satellite
and the callee rivers
nanda devi is the highest peak in this
region the hill stations methyl and
irani kate allocated in the command
region similarly the area that lies
between the kali and this the rivers is
known as the nepal himalayas the Assam
emolia's refer to the region between the
testa and the D hungry vers as we move
east we come to the division of the
himalayas called the provancha
or the eastern hills and mountains the
Brahmaputra forms the easternmost
boundary of the pure on chilled region
the Brahmaputra breaks through the
Himalayas to form some deep valleys or
gorgeous
one such Valley is Arunachal Pradesh
into the hung Gork beyond the beyond gog
the provincial hills dipped sharply
southwards and stretch out along the
eastern borders of India does the
provincial hills extend through the
north eastern states of India the Buddha
mancell Hills are covered by thick
forests and mostly consists of paddled
ranges and valleys strong sandstone a
type of sedimentary rock is the main
component
of these mountains let's take a closer
look at the poodle on children JH the
pure on Chad range is made up of the
Pataca hills the Naga Hills the money
poor hills and the mizu hills that was a
brief overview of the great malleus
here's a quick recap of what you've
covered so far in this module you
learned that the Himalayas are
geologically young fold mountains the
Himalayan mountains consist of 3 paddled
ranges the Great or inner Himalayas or
the humidity the lesser Himalayas or the
hamachi the shoe bollocks
the highest peaks such as Mount Everest
and Mount Godwin Austin are part of the
great Himalayas going from west to east
the Himalayas can be divided into a
number of regions demarcated by rivers
the Punjab Himalayas are located between
the Indus and the satellite reverse the
Kamal Himalayas are located between the
satellite and the Kalia traverse the
Nepal Himalayas are located between the
Kali
andthis the rivers the Assam Himalayas
are located between the pista and the be
hung reverse the Peru
area is bounded by the Brahmaputra this
region is made up of the patka hills the
Naga Hills the money pool hills and the
weasel hills