Write the name of three main region of Himalaya?

The Himalayas form an arc at the northern border of India from the east to west. It covers a distance of about 2,500 km with width varying from 250 km to 400 meters. The Himalayas consist of three parallel ranges. These are:

1. Upper Himalaya (Himadri)

• Average height is 6000 meters

• The core is composed of Granite

• It is perennially snowbound

• Eg: - Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchenjunga

2. Lesser Himalaya (Himachal)

• Average height is 3000 meters

• Is well known for its many hill stations

• Upper slopes has coniferous mountains, lower slopes has grassland (Marg)

• Eg: - Mussoorie, Darjeeling, Dharamshala, Nainital, Kullu, etc.

3. Sub-Himalaya (Shivaliks)

• Have altitudes varying between 600 and 1500 meters.

• Has thick forest covers

• The valleys between Shivalik and Lesser Himalayas are called ‘Dwar’ in the west and as ‘Duns’ in the east.

• Eg: - Haridwar, Dehradun, Kotli Dun, etc.