UPSC · Prelims and Mains
Indian and World Geography
← India: location, structure and physiographyThe Himalaya and the north-eastern hills
- Longitudinal divisions
- Regional divisions: Kashmir or north-western, Himachal and Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon), Darjeeling-Sikkim, Arunachal, Eastern hills
- Major peaks by region: Nanga Parbat, K2, Nanda Devi and Kamet (Kumaon-Garhwal), Kangchenjunga (Sikkim), Namcha Barwa (Arunachal or Assam Himalaya)
- Evidence of youth: deep gorges, antecedent U-turn river courses, parallel ranges, steep slopes and landslides, continuing uplift and seismicity
- Kashmir valley and ladakh
- Purvanchal: Patkai Bum, Naga Hills (Saramati), Manipur hills, Mizo or Lushai hills, Barail range, Mikir Hills
- States and Union Territories the Himalaya span
