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Explain the topographical and structural characteristics of the Siwalik Range.

  • UPSC 2013
  • Physical Setting

The Siwaliks are the outermost and youngest of the Himalayan ranges, running roughly 2,400 km from the Indus to the Brahmaputra as a foothill belt 10–50 km wide, at altitudes of 600 to 1,500 m.

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  • Structural Characteristics
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  • Why the Structure Governs the Hazard

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