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The Great Mountains in North India originates in __________.

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  • Mountain Ranges of India: India has seven major mountain ranges having peaks of over 1000 meters. India has some of the highest mountain ranges in the world. It also has some of the world’s highest mountain roads.
  • The Great Himalayan mountain range are the famous and highest mountain hills of India.
  • The Himalayan mountain range bisects India from the rest of Asia, this mountains is the primary source of mighty rivers in India.
  • The highest mountain range Himalayas means “abode of snow” is the one of the youngest mountain ranges in the world. By extension Himalaya Range also include the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush.
  • The Purvanchal Range is the extension of the Great Himalaya range in north-east region of India. It is parallel to Karakoram and ladakh range.
  • The Vindhya geographically separates the Northern India from the Southern India as it runs across the central India. Vindhya range is a very old mountain range in central India.


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