Mountain Systems
The Orographic Architecture of India
MICRO-REALM 01
Trans-Himalayas
- KARAKORAM, LADAKH, ZASKAR
- BEYOND GREAT HIMALAYAS
- COLD DESERT CONDITIONS
MICRO-REALM 02
Karakoram Range
- SPINE OF HIGH ASIA
- K2 (GODWIN AUSTEN)
- SIACHEN & BALTORO GLACIERS
MICRO-REALM 03
Great Himalayas
- HIMADRI / INNER HIMALAYAS
- CONTINUOUS, LOFTIEST PEAKS
- MT. EVEREST, KANCHENJUNGA
MICRO-REALM 04
Middle Himalayas
- HIMACHAL / LESSER HIMALAYAS
- PIR PANJAL & DHAULADHAR
- HILL STATIONS & VALLEYS
MICRO-REALM 05
Outer Himalayas
- SHIWALIK RANGE
- UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS
- LONGITUDINAL VALLEYS (DUNS)
MICRO-REALM 06
Purvanchal
- EASTERN HIGHLANDS
- PATKAI, NAGA, MIZO HILLS
- SHARP SOUTHWARD BEND
MICRO-REALM 07
Vindhyan Range
- ESCARPMENT, NOT TRUE MOUNTAINS
- WATER DIVIDE (NORTH/SOUTH)
- SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
MICRO-REALM 08
Satpura Range
- BLOCK MOUNTAINS (HORST)
- FLANKED BY RIFT VALLEYS
- RAJPIPLA, MAHADEO, MAIKAL
MICRO-REALM 09
Aravalli Range
- RELICT / RESIDUAL MOUNTAINS
- HIGHLY DENUDED
- GURU SHIKHAR PEAK
MICRO-REALM 10
Western Ghats
- SAHYADRIS / BLOCK FAULTING
- CONTINUOUS ESCARPMENT
- OROGRAPHIC BARRIER
MICRO-REALM 11
Eastern Ghats
- DISCONTINUOUS RANGES
- ERODED BY MAJOR RIVERS
- JAVADI, SHEVAROY, NALLAMALA
MICRO-REALM 12
Southern Hill Knot
- NILGIRI BIOSPHERE
- CONVERGENCE OF GHATS
- ANAIMUDI (HIGHEST PEAK)