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Many hill stations are located in the Himalayas, like Shimla, Darjeeling,
Nainital, Mussoorie, Manali etc. People visit these places in summer.

In India, there are other hills also. The

Aravalli Hills are located in North-west India
near Delhi and Rajasthan. The well-known
hill station here is Mt. Abu. The Satpura and

Vindhya hills are located in Central India. The
Nilgiri Hills are located in South India where

the well-known hill station Ooty
(Udhagamandalam) is located. There are

several important hills in North-east India
,
also, which include the Garo Khasi and a mountain peak
Jaintia hills.

Great Northern Plain

To the south of the Himalayas is located a
vast flat land. It is called the Great Northern

Plain. The rivers originating from the
Himalayas flow in this area. They have made

the area green and fertile. Two important
rivers here are the Indus and the Ganga, after

whose names, this area is also called the Indo-
Gangetic Plain.
Ganga River at Varanasi

Deccan Plateau

Look at the map of India. You can see that South India is like a cone. It is

surrounded by the sea on three sides—the Arabian Sea in the west, the Bay
of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south. A land covered by
the sea on three sides is called a peninsula . Kanyakumari is the southern

most point of the Indian mainland.

A large part of South India is a plateau. A plateau is a high flat land. This
plateau is called the Deccan Plateau. It is rocky. A lot of minerals are found

here.

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