Different names of Shiwaliks in Arunachal Pradesh
Shiwalik Range
- Also known as the outer Himalayas, they are known by different names in different places.
- They are called Jammu hills in Jammu, Dudhwa ranges in Uttarakhand, Darjeeling hills in West Bengal etc.
- River Teesta cuts across these ranges in Sikkim.
Beyond Sikkim, these ranges merge with the lesser Himalayas.
Apart from these ranges, Himalayas are also divided on the basis of the regions in which they are found.
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Kashmir Himalayas –
- They comprise the trans-Himalayan ranges of Karakoram, Ladakh, Zanskar, and the Pir Panjal Range of the lesser Himalayas.
- The cold desert of Ladakh lies in between the Greater Himalayas and the Karakoram range.
- Kashmir Valley is located between the Greater Himalayas and the Pir Panjal range.
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Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalayas
- They comprise the ranges between river Ravi in the west and river Kali in the east.
- It is drained by the Indus and the Ganga river systems.
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Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas
- They are situated between rivers Kali and Teesta.
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Arunachal Himalayas
- They extend from the east of Bhutan Himalayas up to the Diphu pass in the east.
- Their orientation is from the southwest to the northeast direction, unlike the earlier ranges of the Himalayas.
- Some important rivers crossing these ranges include
- Kameng, Subansiri, Dihang, Dibang, Lohit etc.
- Prominent hills of these ranges include
- the Dafla hills, Abor Hills, Mishmi hills, etc. (named after the ethnic communities residing in these hills).