Lower Himalayan Range

Not to be confused with Sub-Himalayan Range.

Lower Himalayan Range in Tansen, Nepal with the Great Himalayas in the background.

The Lower Himalayan Range also called the Lesser Himalayas or Himachal is one of the four parallel sub-ranges of the Himalayas.[1][2] It has the Great Himalayas to the north and the Sivalik Hills to the south. It extends from the Indus River in Pakistan to the Brahmaputra Valley in North East India traversing across North India, Nepal and Bhutan.[3] The sub-range has an average elevation of 3,700–4,500 m (12,100–14,800 ft).[4]

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  2. ^ "Physiography of Himalayas". Britannica. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ Nag, Prithvish; Sengupta, Smita (1992). Geography of India. Concept Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978-8-170-22384-9.
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