Siwalik Hills

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• Siwalik region — Siwalik is highland region in between the Mahabharat and Chure mountain range in Nepal. This region has deposit of huge quantity of calcium carbonate and subeconomic grade of important minerals such as iron, sulfur, copper etc. The tectonically… …   Wikipedia

• Siwalik Range — ▪ mountains, Asia also called  Siwalik Hills  or  Outer Himalayas , Siwalik also spelled  Shiwalik        sub Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent. It extends west northwestward for more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the Tista… …   Universalium

• Sivalik Hills — Kalimpong town as viewed from a distant hill. In the background are the Himalayas. The Sivalik hills is a mountain range of the outer Himalayas also known as Manak Parbat in ancient times. Shivalik literally means tresses of Shiva’.[1] This …   Wikipedia

• Сивалик — (Siwalik Hills, непальск. Churia Range)Siwalik HillsChuria Range, горы, предгорья Гималаев в сев. Индии и Непале …   Страны мира. Словарь

• Inner Terai Valleys of Nepal — The Inner Terai Valleys or Bhitri tarai (भित्री तराइ) are various elongated valleys in Nepal situated between the Himalayan foothills, the 600–900 m high Siwalik or Churia Range and the 2,000 3,000 m high Mahabharat Range further north. Major… …   Wikipedia

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