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Revision note: Physiographic Divisions of India in Depth

  • 6 divisions: Himalayas, Northern Plains, Peninsular Plateau, Thar, Coastal Plains, Islands
  • Himalaya ranges: Trans (K2), Himadri, Himachal (Pir Panjal, hill stations), Shiwaliks (duns)
  • Plains belts: Bhabar → Terai → Bhangar (kankar) → Khadar (new alluvium)
  • Plateau: Central Highlands (Aravalli, Malwa, Chotanagpur), Deccan (Ghats meet at Nilgiris), Meghalaya plateau beyond Malda gap
  • Anamudi highest in peninsula; Guru Shikhar highest in Aravalli
  • West coast submerged, estuaries; east coast emergent, deltas, Chilika
  • Barren Island active volcano; Ten Degree Channel; Lakshadweep coral
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