Longitudinal Division of the Himalayas

The Greater Himalayas (also known as Inner Himalayas) Average elevation  about 6000m  Average width- between 120 km to 190 km There are sharp  syntaxial bends at their at their  western and eastern ends.             Important  peaks : Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhulagiri, Nanda Devi, Nanga Parbat , Cho Oyu ,  Makalu and Manalsu.                                 The Lesser Himalayas (also known as Middle Himalayas)   Average elevation 3700 m 4500m  Average width 50km  They are parallel to great Himalayan.  Some spurs extends into Outer Himalayas (Siwalks.  This Zone has many famous health resorts and hill stations (shimla, Ranikhet , Mussoorie Nainital , Darjeeling etc.)           Important peaks : Dhula Dhar, Pir Panjal, Nag Tinbba, Mahagbharat  range and Mussoorie range.          The Outer Himalayas (also known as Siwalik Range) .                       Average  elevation 1000m to 150 km                       Average width 10 km                      There is a chain of low lying hills .  The region is not well drained (e. g. the Terai).                         The Trans –Himalayas (also known as Tibetan Himalayas )        Average width- at the extremities : about 40 km _in the Central Part : about 220 km        This zoone merges into the Pamir Knot in the West. The ranges comprising of Karakoram and Kailash , overlook  the sacred  Manasarovar Lake . The Karakoram range is also known as the “Backbone of High Asia” . This range forms the watershed between Central     Asia andSouth Asia.        Important peaks : k2, (Godwin Austen) ,Halden Peak ,Broad Peak,  Gasherbrum , Rakaposhi, Haramosh,. The valley of Hunza River is a pass to Central Asia.  Also there is pass between leh and yarkand (at an altitude of 5600 m.)         BHABAR TERAI Lies along the foot of Siwalik & runs parallel to it. 7- 15 km wide Comprise of Pebble – finer alluvium. Underground stream of the Bhabar remerge on the disappear  and flow underground. Not much suitable for agriculture. It extended  from Sindhu to Tista continuously The river in it disappear due to permeability  of stone & other particle  found in Bhabhar only big river flows on surface Lies south of Bhabar & runs parallel to it. 20-30 km .wide Composed of comparatively finer alluvium. Underground stream of the Bhabar reemerge on the surface and give birth to marshy areas. Most part of the teraj  area are reclaimed for agriculture The water flowing below the surface of Bhabhar comes out. It is low level plain where the water of river spread over it and make it swampy land.  It is a malaria affected area.