World Geography - South Asia Physical Features (NIHART)

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Bay of Bengal

A Bay that the Ganges River flows into, North of the Indian Ocean, On the eastern side of India, South of Tibet, West of China

Gangetic Plain

A fertile plains region in northern India traversed by the Ganges River

Deccan Plateau

A high area of land at the center of the Indian subcontinent.

Hindu Kush Mountains

A mountain range that is a barrier between India and Afghanistan. Is one of the highest mountain ranges in the world, but not as tall as the Himalayas.

Indus River

A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea.

Ganges River

A river of South Asia that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.

Thar Desert

India's longest desert that runs along India/Pakistan border

Ganges River Delta

Largest delta in the world, undammed, very fertile, prone to cyclones and extreme flooding

Andaman Islands

Main island group of India west of India; above Nicobar Islands

Vindhya Range

Mountain range in central India; divides India into two

Great Indian Desert

Region of sandy desert in northwest India and southeast Pakistan.

Krishna River

River that runs through southern India

Eastern Ghats

Rolling mountains east of the Deccan Plateau in Southern India.

Western Ghats

Rolling mountains west of the Deccan Plateau in Southern India.

K2

Second highest peak in the world

Andaman Sea

The body of water that shares a coast with Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Himalayas

These mountains separate India from China and are the tallest in the world.

Sulaiman Range

a range near Pakistan

Narmada River

a river that flows through the deccan plateau

Nicobar Islands

a set of Indian islands located south of the Andaman Islands; in the Andaman Sea

Indian Ocean

area of ocean below Sri Lanka

Arabian Sea

body of water found under Pakistan and northwest India

Ganges Delta

fertile area where the Ganges River flows into the Bay of Bengal

Brahmaputra River

flows east in the Himalayas and west into India, empties into the Bay of Bengal

Godavari River

flows right above Krishna River

Karakoram Range

large mountain range in northern Pakistan, China and India; part of the Himalaya system

Laccadive Sea

located right above the Bay of Bengal, west of Sri Lanka, south of India

Chota Nagpur Plateau

near the edge of India in the East; right in between Bhadran, Bangladesh, and Nepal

Yamuna River

the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India

Mount Everest

the world's tallest mountain, located in the Himalayas


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