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Indo Gangetic Plain
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The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the Hindustan Plain or the Indus-Ganges Plain, is a vast, fertile alluvial plain situated in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It stretches for approximately $\text{3,200 km}$ ($\text{2,000 mi}$) in an east-west direction, flanked by the Himalayas to the north and the Deccan Plateau to the south. This geological structure is the result of millennia of deposition by th…
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South Asia
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Geography and Geomorphology
The physical landscape of South Asia is dominated by three major physiographic units: the massive Himalayan mountain system to the north, the expansive Indo-Gangetic Plain in the central sector, and the ancient peninsular block known as the Deccan Plateau in the south.
The Himalayas represent the world's highest and most extensive mountain range, formed by the ongoing collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This tectonic activity is responsible for high seism… -
Western Ghats
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Geological Formation and Tectonics
The Western Ghats represent an ancient chain, with geological origins dating back to the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana approximately 150 million years ago. The range is considered an escarpment, formed by the uplift and subsequent erosion of the western edge of the Deccan Plateau. Unlike many younger mountain ranges formed primarily through compressional tectonics, the Ghats are largely a fault-block structure.
Seismic activity in the region is generally low, although localized tremors are occas…