The Himalayas

Geography of Ancient India

River Systems

Plateaus

~The Deccan Plateau originated from the sanskrit word "dakshina". The Deccan is 31,800 miles in magnitude and its elevation ranges from 2,000 to 8,000 feet high.
~The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the "Roof of the World", has an average elevation of 16,400 feet.

Thar Desert

~"Him" means "snow" and "aalaya" means "home", so Himalayas is just a fancy word for snow home.
~Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world and is located in the Himalayas.
~Mount Everest is 29,005 feet tall.

~The Thar Desert is the greatest Indian Desert. It has an elevation range of 200-1,500 feet and has an extreme temperature of 127 degrees in July.

~The three main river systems in Ancient in Ancient India are the Ganges: 1,560 miles long, the Brahmaputra: 1,800 miles long, and the Indus: 1,979 miles long.