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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
Give three differences between the Western and the Eastern Himalayas.
उत्तर
Differences between the Western and the Eastern Himalayas
Western Himalayas
- The Western Himalayas lies to the west of 86°W longitude, between the Indus and the Kali rivers.
- It rises gradually in a series of ranges.
- The average rainfall is less than 100 cm.
- Vegetation is mainly alpine and coniferous.
Eastern Himalayas
- The Eastern Himalayas lies to the east of 88°E longitude, between Tista and Brahma Putra rivers.
- It rises abruptly from the plains of Bihar and West Bengal.
- The average rainfall is more than 200 cm.
- Vegetation is mainly dense evergreen.
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