Peninsula: > Apart of land surrounded by the water from three side is known as peninsula. > Indian peninsulas the largest and oldest part of the indian physiography. > The Peninsula Plateau isan ancien tabular block composed mostly ofthe Archaean {gneisses and schists. >» The Peninsula india is roughly triangular in shape with base coinciding withthe southern edge ofthe great plain of North India and its apex formed by Kanniyakumar inthe southern extremity.> The Peninsular Plateau of Indias roughly triangular in shape with base coinciding withthe southern edge ofthe great pi ‘of North India and its apex formes Kanniyakumarl inthe southern extremity. > Toltsnorth are the Aravall Range, the Vindhya, the Satpura, the Bharmer and the Rajrahal Hill. To the south of about 22° N latitude, the Western Ghats (The Sahyadris) andthe Eastern Ghats form its western and eastern boundaries respectively > The entire plateau measures about 1.600 km in north-south and 1,400 km ineast- west direction. > ieeovers a total area of about 16 lakh sa km which s about half ofthe total land area ofthe country. foreman enn & ae 7 fear 1,400 fas eee oT anf @ ait ‘arr Smet fareft qeors hoe>» The average height ofthe plateau i 600 + wore af stern Sard aE ae’ 600- 500 m above ses level although many 900 Heese ter = rT parts are wellover1000m.The general ogg shew’ afte Sa #1 Hee Slope ofthe pate isfomwestto cast dina sans afr Gd wh one 9 aC withthe exception of NarmadhTop its Safer ‘age 2 ‘feat oft zara > reralter saree aor) PT areerey out 7 ‘ree °Y Peninsular plateau 1. argh ware Veins movntsinrar Se onas les mie entt ie Noval mee een Fite ae acrach wfaerer ge Foca, a Lrr—sist erage shearer eae a 230 00, Rectotvargeatonearr ai > Wismadeup of enone sons tienes aise yahgen gE UT ToT- > The Banas vr orgs inthe Araval Range and Mow: Tor sbout 400 km before omingthe. CoambaTere™ > The area has been carved into a rolling plain by the erosional work of the Banas iver and fs tributaries TRA Tal oie TAA =e> Also called the Madhya Bharat Pathar is inthe tas ofthe Marwar Ulan. FAR He MTC ‘> Woersrar emer e eee E >> Most of it comprises of the basin of the Chambal t fiver which flows in ea ST Sagi otierametaeeanua c} (Cea wy Fagdt er> isan open roling plateau mad of oi rocks which jones ‘gusrgontes weg i Fat agon wer ee fer gan Bae we se > tothe noth are the rains or basands he Gambit iver See Oe ea al Sarre> Tothe south ofthe Yamuna iver between the Madly ‘hara Pana and the Vndhyan earplands ithe ol ree compriing ott andes cae una anny rae ard rt > coring a rn of sot 54560 qk this pnd Spreads ovr fe drs of Ute Pradesh aun, clays rs Oat, Ranh, Cope Pann ET 8 Ge el Oe we ere ore, ee Sag, rig ears aesee kr Ta RQEke Hoes vege arena betChmrt Change ~ OP 7 — (aMorr. ex. pes G-1tu Sos, ret | eke Att SATS> with an average elevation of 300-60 m above sa level, this are slopes down from the ian ar ewan Yaron ine awe aanorheas TS ogc eso sa ark ae a fe ear de ‘cart Reisen ess, > thai coum angie lnk nd nt phe heen ype agate he fb te a ere ot we rar 1 ~The erosional wor ofthe rivers lowing hare has converte into an nding area reget nett Thee chins ele oor TO SAS Re rae on tera eo oek ae cers A eet >See Dan nn eet eres i bons ge wate a, Ue ‘aa Eater eer Sotohe ged at sire7 ts bordered by Arvin wet, : jundelkhand in south east direction. 7g fe re fe Se nse ees > in the north, the plateau is marked by the habanero Wee ea AT > This plateau has two systems of drainage; one towards the Arabian sea (The Narmada, the Tapi and the Mahi), and the other towards the Bay of Benal(Chambal an twa, ining the Yamuna. Rater a a ce ae aT Sheerareen’ age amare [_\> With a length of 530 km and.a width of 390 km, it spreads over an area .0f 150,000 sq km. 530 Fare aH eras afte 390 Fave wit etre ‘BTU, Ue 4,50,000 af feoat ata tre Bi » Inthe nots rainy he Chamba and many of sight bak tributaries lke the Kall the Sindh and the Parbat Sea Te ‘wt werae steal 8 ere, Fu _ medveea tt > ttalgo includes the upper courses of the Sindh, the Ken and the Betwa, fai, dea afte rar & Grud wrouaeH a fer BI > tts composed of extensive lava flow.and is covered with black soils. UG ANUS ean Ware A FATS alte wreh FHI a Ser ed> tastof the Mata Range the Baghlkhand ade tiene rarer eet hd ganteln the east sere sage 9 wes a rime ees aero > itcovers an area of about 1.4 lakh sq km. SA ‘enero tw eB > itis bounded by the Son river on the north, and toits south occur antclina highlands and ‘synclnal valleys of sandstones and limestones. rome Harré aoe oe ge ce Gap eetsesteen Scie> The central part ofthe plateau act asa water vde between the Son drainage system in the north and the Mahanadi vr system in the south, OTR THU MPT Se A Bla tet Peprett wore 3A eleon A Saran dl ue ta rh urs wea ee BL > The main element of physogaphy ar scarp ofthe Vinhyen cps gi tan a . Sayer ae tes ar Sewer geo aa ers > The Bhanrer and Kaimur are lgcated close tothe trough: axis ME of & ata feat> The rocks ofthe peninsular plateau of nda extend further north-east beyond the Rajmahal hills and forma rectangle block known asthe Meghaloy oF thestilongpltenw Er eee ore ah A reareone eres z- > Tisplateauhas een parted fom the man lock _ , me ofthe peninsular plateau by a wide gap known as gears Cap Ao oun mada FAS as A Seer Gaertn fre eer Fa OTT ails> This region i famous for rice diversity. Bt fare There famous for rice diversity. 16 &4 STE ere > This gap was formed by down faulting and was later on filled by sediments {deposited by the Ganga. Extending over an area of about 35 thousand sq km, this plateau is largely formed of Archaean (Dharwar shales and wit wth rat rung ae tome a FH ae 1 THA STSATLMTTCET wre FPaT TT eo ae are aT aT ST dese @ He TAT eT) TTT 35 GU ae feos & ata A het ee Wor oa eu Fee ae Tae rege Sern epee woe ae eT ) quartates,> The plateau slopes down to Brahmaputra valley inthe north andthe ‘Surma and Meghna valleys in the south. TOT SAT Lis uret oA afror Ht aear aire ste enfeat ae sera fore gy eh > poe gure ane cance a Reais f The western, central and the easter parts ofthe plateau are known asthe Garo Hills (800m), the Khas-lanta Hills (1.500 m) and the [Miki ils (700m). Shillong (1.961 m)is the highest pgit of the plateau, Ware & Ufert, way ite yet Feat wt TY eH (900 He), ere gr Ft 004 oft fiifase fereH (700 SU A aA ATA BI FRretIa (1.961 Ales TOR wT seTTT p