■ SHIWALIK RANGES. ◇ Lies between Great plains and Lesser himalayas. ◇ Altitude varies between 600 - 1500m. ◇ Runs for distance of 2400km from Potwar plateau (west) to Brahmaputra valley (east). ◇ Souther slope steep while Northern slope Gentle. ◇ Slopes are highly dissected by seasonal steams called Chaos. □ FORMATION Shiwaliks are consolidated sands, gravels, conglomerate deposits which brought by Rivers flowing from Higher ranges. □ DIFFERENT NAMES ◇ Jammu region - Jammu hills. ◇ Arunachal pradesh - Dafla, miri, abor hills. ◇ UK - Dhang range, Dundwa range. ◇ Nepal - Churia ghat hills. 3.3K views15:30
