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Important Hill Ranges of India
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Important Hill Ranges of India
Aravalli hills
Vindhyan range
Satpura range
Western Ghat
Eastern Ghat
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Aravalli hills
Aravallis originate in Gujarat (at Palanpur) and extend till Haryana, terminating in the
Delhi ridge.
They are one of the oldest tectonic mountains in the world, with rocks more than 2
billion years old.
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Aravallis are old fold mountain ranges with a maximum extent of 800 km.
Unlike other fold mountains, they have an average elevation of 400-600m only, with
few peaks reaching above 1000m like Mt. Gurushikhar (1722m) and Mt.Abu (1158m).
They are mainly made up of Dharwar igneous and metamorphic rocks, containing the
largest marble deposits in India.
Rivers Banas, Luni, Sabarmati are born in Aravallis, with Banas being a tributary of
Chambal and Luni terminating in the Rann of Kutch.
Several passes cut through them, especially between Udaipur and Ajmer like Piplighat,
Dewair, Desuri, etc.
They contain several lakes such as Lake Sambhar (largest inland saline water body in
India), Lake Dhebar (south of Aravallis), Lake Jaisamand (in the Jaisamand wildlife
sanctuary), etc.
Vindhyan range
These mountains are non-tectonic and were formed due to the downward faulting of
the Narmada Rift Valley (NRV) to their south.
They extend for 1200km from Bharuch in Gujarat to Sasaram in Bihar and are younger
than Aravallis and Satpura hills.
Their average height is in the range of 300-650m and they are made up of older
Proterozoic rocks.
Kimberlite piles (diamond deposits) cut across them.
They are known by local names such as Panna, Kaimur, Rewa, etc.
They rise from the NRV as steep, sharp slopes called escarpments, which are well
developed in Kaimur and Panna regions.
Satpura range
Satpura range is a combination of Satpura, Mahadeo, and Maikala hills.
Satpura hills are tectonic mountains formed about 1.6 billion years ago, running for
about 900km as a Horst landform.
Mahadeo hills lie to the east of Satpura hills, with Pachmarhi being the highest point of
the Satpura range, and Dhupgarh (1350m) being the highest peak of Pachmarhi.
Maikala hills lie to the east of Mahadeo hills, with Amarkantak plateau being a part of
the Maikala hills and about 1127m in height.
The plateau has the drainage systems of Narmada and Son, with drainage into the Bay
of Bengal as well as the Arabian sea.
These hills are mostly situated in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
These hills are rich in bauxite due to the presence of Gondwana rocks.
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Dhuandhar waterfalls over the Narmada is situated in MP.
Maikal Range Eastern part of the Satpuras range (MP)
Eastern portion of the Vindhya Range in MP, UP & Bihar, Parallel to river
Kaimur Range
son
Mahadeo forms the central part of the Satpura Range, located in MPHighest peak:
Range Dhoopgarh
Maharashtra, south of river Tapi, sheltering caves of world famous
Ajanta Range
paintings of Gupta period
In Jharkhand made up of lava basaltic rocksPoint of Ganges
Rajmahal Hills
bifurcation
Garo Khasi
Continuous mountain range in Meghalaya
Jaintia Hills
a group of hills located to the south of the Kaziranga National Park
Mikir Hills
(Assam) a part of the Karbi Anglong Plateau
Hills of Arunachal Pradesh, near the border with China, bordered by
Abor Hills Mishmi and Miri Hills drained by Dibang River, a tributary of the
Brahmaputra
in Arunachal Pradesh with its northern & eastern parts touching
Mishmi Hills ChinaSituated at the junction of Northeastern Himalaya and Indo-
Burma ranges
Also known as Purvanchal Range, consist of three major hills The
Patkai Range Patkai-Bum, the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia, and Lushai Hillssituated on India’s
north-eastern border with Burma
also known as Mount Koupalu is one of the highest mountains in
Koubru Hill Manipur, and the abode of the god Lainingthou Koubru and the
goddess Kounu in Manipuri mythology.
Mizo Hills
part of the Patkai range in Mizoram and partially in Tripura
(Lushai Hills)
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Located in Jamshedpur, famous for Dalma national park & minerals like
Dalma Hills
iron ore & manganese.
Dhanjori Hills Jharkhand
Girnar Hills Gujrat
Baba Budan Giri Karnataka
At Pune, acts as a water divide bw Godavari & KrishnaHills made up of
Harishchandra
lava
Balaghat range Bw MP & Maharashtra, famous for manganese deposits
Chilpi series MP
Talcher series Odisha, rich in bituminous coal
Champion
Karnataka, Dharawar period, rich in gold (contains kolar mines)
series
Referred as Blue mountains, a range of mountains in the westernmost
part of Tamil Nadu at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala Hills are
Nilgiri Hills separated from the Karnataka plateau to the north by the Moyar River
and from the Anaimalai Hills & Palni Hills to the south by the Palghat
Gap
The eastward extension of the Western Ghats rangesadjoin the high
Palani Hills Anamalai range on the west, and extend east into the plains of Tamil
Nadu
Also known as Elephant Hill, a range of mountains in the Western Ghats
Anamalai Hills
in Tamil Nadu and Kerala with the highest peak Anamudi
Part of the southern Western Ghats located in southeast Kerala and
Cardmom Hills
southwest Tamil Nadu
Pachamalai
also known as the Pachais, The Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu
Hills
Parasnath Hill Parasnath is a mountain peak in the Parasnath Range. It is located
towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih
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district of Jharkhand.
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