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The Sahyadri mountains are also called the Western Ghats. Kalsubai which is located in the Sahyadri mountains is the highest peak in Maharashtra.

The Sub-Himalayan Range (also known as the Cis-Himalaya) is the southernmost mountains in the Himalayan range, located on the Indian subcontinent.Category: Mountain range.

Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called polyps. When they die their skeletal remains accumulate on the sea bed which grows higher and higher to form coral islands. Hence Lakshadweep Islands are known as coral islands.

Northern Plains are in India are the most recent landforms. These are formed by the alluvial deposits laid down by the rivers such as the Indus, the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and their tributaries. Therefore, fertile land is provided by the river. Thus, more people reside in the northern plains.

There are 29 States and 7 Union Territories in India. Punjab and Haryana are the States that have a common Capital Chandigarh.

The Ganges Brahmaputra Delta, also named Ganges Delta, Sunderban Delta or Bengal Delta is situated in Asia where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers discharge into the Bay of Bengal. It is, with a surface area of some 100.000 km2, the world’s largest Delta.

The major rivers of India are: Flowing into the Arabian Sea: Narmada, Tapi, Sindhu, Sabarmati, Mahi, Purna.

India has 15,106 kilometers of land borders and a coastline of about 7,516 kilometers. Only 5 out of 29 Indian states have no international border or coastal line. Those long borders are shared with seven countries — China, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Name the major physical divisions of India. The Himalayan Mountains. The Northern Plains. The Peninsular Plateau. The Indian Desert. The Coastal Plains. The Islands.

The tsunami hit the Nicobar and Andaman Islands of India about 30 minutes after the Sumatra earthquake and mainland southern India after two hours, or 8:30am local time. Some people felt the tremor.