- Aravalli Range
The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western
India running approximately 800 km from northeast to southwest acrossRajasthan state. The northern end of the range continues as isolated hills and rocky ridges intoHaryana state, ending nearDelhi . The southern end is at Palanpur near Ahmedabad Gujarat.The highest peak isGuru Shikhar inMount Abu . Rising to 5653 feet (1723 meters), it lies near the southwestern extremity of the range, close to the border with theGujrat District . The city ofUdaipur with its lake lies on the south slope of the range in Rajasthan.The Aravalli Range is the eroded stub of a range of ancient folded mountains. [cite web
url=http://www.theindiancenter.com/physical-features.html
title=The India Center - Physical Features
publisher=
accessdate=2007-01-05 ] The range rose in aPrecambrian event called the Aravalli-Delhiorogen . The range joins two of the ancient segments that make up the Indiancraton , the Marwar segment to the northwest of the range, and the Bundelkhand segment to the southeast.As mentioned Aravali hills are from amongst the oldest of the old fold
mountains and collectively form the Aravali hill range inRajasthan inWest India , they extend tillDelhi in the heart of India.Old fold mountains are characterized by having stopped growing higher due to the cessation of upward thrust caused by the stopping of movement of the
tectonic plates in theEarth's crust below them. In ancient times they were extremely high but since have worn down almost completely by millions of years ofweathering . In stark contrastHimalayas are continuously rising young fold mountains of today.Notes
External links
* http://www.savearavali.com
* http://www.rajirrigation.gov.in/1rainfall.htm
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