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| February 2009 |
| Billie Silvey |
| Geography and Wildlife of India |
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| Mountains |
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| The snow-covered Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, form India's northeastern border with China and Nepal. Other ranges include the Kanikoram in Kashmir and the Patkai, near the eastern border of Myanmar. Snow leopards, ibex and wild ass live in the mountains, while elephants, tigers and one-horned rhino live in the lower forests. |
| Indo-Gangetic Plain |
| The "Great Plains" of India are the floodplains of the Indus and the Ganga-Brahmaputra river systems. They run parallel to the Himalaya Mountains to drain most of northern and eastern India. Animals of the Indo-Gangetic Plain include water buffalo and the long-nosed freshwater alligators known as gharials. |
| The Thar Desert is known as the Great Indian Desert. It's the world's seventh largest desert and covers much of western India. Camels and wild asses trek the sand dunes and craggy rock formations of the Thar Desert. |
| Thar Desert |
| Central Highlands |
| The Central Highlands are composed of the Malwa Plateau in the West, the Duccan Plateau in the south and the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the east. Animals of the Central Highlands include tigers and peacocks. India has a number of tiger preserves. |
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