Important Passes in India

Important Passes in India

NAME OF THE PASS LOCATION CONNECTS
Shipki La	Himachal Pradesh	Simla with Tibet
Nathula	Sikkim	Sikkim and Tibet
Rohtang Pass	Himachal Pradesh	Manali and Lahul
BhorGhat	Maharashtra	Mumbai and Pune
ThalGhat	Maharashtra	Nasik and Mumbai
Pal Ghat	Tamil Nadu	Kerala with Tamil Nadu

Mountain Ranges 

Major Himalayan Mountain Ranges: 

PirPanjal Range 

∙ Located in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir 

∙ PirPanjal is the largest range of the lower Himalayas. 

∙ Important passes in this range- PirPanjal pass, Banihal pass 

DhaulaDhar Range 

∙ It is located in lesser Himalayas 

Zanskar Range

∙ It is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand 

Ladakh Range 

∙ It is a part of Karakoram Mountain. 

Others: 

Highest mountain in India	Kanchenjunga
The Highest peak in Aravallis	Guru Sikhar
Oldest Mountain range in India	Aravallis
Highest peak in Western Ghats	Anamudi
Highest peak in Eastern Ghats	Jindhagadha Peak
Mountains that divide Northern India from Deccan Plateau	Vindhyas

Kanchenjunga is the third highest Mountain in the world. First two highest mountains  in the world 

1. Mount Everest- 8,848 mts 

2. K2 also known as Godwin Austin- 8,611 mts 

3. Kanchenjunga- 8,586 mts 

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