29-12-2017, 04:39 PM
*The Pamir mountain is formed at the junction of Himalayas,Karakoram and the Hindustan ranges
*The second highest peak in India (7817m, Uttarakhand)
Ans : Nanda Devi
*Peak which is popularly known as ''Diamir''(Queen of Peaks)
Important hill Stations of Himalaya
*Shimla - Himachal Pradesh
*Mussorie - Uttarakhand
*Nainital - Uttarakhand
*Ranikhet - Uttarakhand
*Almora - Uttarakhand
*Darjeeling - West Bengal
*Gulmarg - Srinagar
*Pahalgam - Jammu and Kashmir
*Sonamarg - Jammu and Kashmir
*Chamba - Himachal Pradesh
*Dharmasala - Himachal Pradesh
*Tawang - Arunachal Pradesh
*Dalhousie - Himachal Pradesh
*Lahaul and Spiti - Himachal Pradesh
*Srinagar - Jammu and Kashmir
*Badrinath - Uttarakhand
*Dehradun - Uttarakhand
Glaciers
*The most heavily glaciated region'outside of the Polar region
Ans : Karakoram range
*The longest glacier (72 km) in the Karakoram range
Ans : Siachen Glacier
*Longest glacier in the world’s nori-polar areas
Ans : Siachen Glacier
*The region known as “The third pole of the earth”
Ans : Siachen Glacier
*The word ‘ Siachen’ means-‘Plenty of Roses
*It lies just north of Line of Control between India and Pakistan.
*The highest battle ground on earth
Ans : Siachen
*Actual Ground Position Line lies in the border of Siachen.
*The river originated from Siachen glacier
Ans : Nubra
*The second largest glacier in the Himalayan region
Ans : Baltoro Glacier
*The longest glacier of Pir Panjal range
Ans : Sonapani glacier (Chandra valley)
*The tributary of Indus in which Nubra river joins
Ans : Shyok river
