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1 day ago · South Asia, subregion of Asia, consisting of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and peninsular India and often synonymous with ‘Indian subcontinent.’ It is bounded to the north by a series of mountain ranges and is home to one of the earliest known civilizations.
1 day ago · In the former seabed immediately south of the emerging Himalayas, plate movement created a vast trough, which, having gradually been filled with sediment borne by the Indus and its tributaries and the Ganges and its tributaries, now forms the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The Indo-Gangetic Plain is geologically known as a foredeep or foreland basin.
3 days ago · India’s present-day relief features have been superimposed on three basic structural units: the Himalayas in the north, the Deccan (peninsular plateau region) in the south, and the Indo-Gangetic Plain (lying over the subsidence zone) between the two.
4 days ago · The Ganga Plain in India is also known as the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Northern Plains, or the North Indian River Plain. It is a vast and fertile land that covers most of northern and eastern India, parts of Pakistan, southern Nepal, and almost all of Bangladesh.
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2 days ago · Pakistan is situated at the western end of the great Indo-Gangetic Plain. Of the total area of the country, about three-fifths consists of rough mountainous terrain and plateaus, and the remaining two-fifths constitutes a wide expanse of level plain.
1 day ago · The Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, on the north by the Tibetan Plateau, and on the south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Some of the world's major rivers , the Indus , the Ganges , and the Tsangpo – Brahmaputra , rise in the vicinity of the Himalayas, and their combined drainage basin is home ...
May 10, 2024 · India’s geological regions broadly follow the physical features and may be grouped into three regions: the Himalayas and their associated group of mountains, the Indo-Ganga Plain, and the Peninsular Shield. What are the 3 main regions of India? India is roughly divided into North, East, and South regions.
