Geomorphology In India

Type
Book
Authors
Kale ( Viswas S. )
 
ISBN 10
8186539786 
ISBN 13
9788186539781 
Category
Geomorphology  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2010 
Publisher
Pages
563 
Description
On account of large spatial variability in altitude, rainfall, lithology and geological history, the Indian subcontinent has an amazing variety of landforms. The geomorphic diversity is displayed by a fascinating array of landforms produced by a variety of geomorphic processes; fluvial, coastal, aeolin, glacial, karst and mass movement as well as fluvio-glacial, fluvio-aeolin and fluvio-marine. Some of the special and unique landforms of the subcontinent include the massive mountain system of the Himalaya, the outsized Brahamputra River, the, megafans of the Kosi and the Gandak Rivers, the high, unbroken great escarpment of the Western Ghat, and the delta-studded coastline of the east coast of India. Rocks of virtually every geological period occur in some or the other part of the country and the lofty Himalayan ranges provide the most compelling evidence of plate tectonics and continental drift. The resultant geomorphic diversity of the subcontinent has dictated the course of human history of the region since and prior to the advent of Harappa civilization. - from Amzon 
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