Watch this video here- Physiography of Punjab
Longitudinal and Latitudinal Extent
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| Punjab MAP |
➢ Longitude-73°55’E to 76 °50’E
➢ Latitude - 29 °30’N to 32°32’N
➢ Punjab is bounded on the:
○ West by Pakistan,
○ North by Jammu and Kashmir,
○ Northeast by Himachal Pradesh
○ South by Haryana and Rajasthan.
Physiography of Punjab
1. The Siwalik Hills
2. The Kandi
3. The Alluvial Plains
4. The Dune Studded Plain
1. The Siwalik Hills
➢ 5-10 kms along north eastern part.
➢ Height : 400m-700m above sea level
➢ Districts covered :
○ Gurdaspur
○ Pathankot
○ Hoshiarpur
○ Nawanshahr
○ Rupnagar
2. The Kandi
➢ 5-10 kms along north eastern part.
➢ Height : 300m-400m above sea level
➢ Districts covered :
○ Gurdaspur
○ Pathankot
○ Hoshiarpur
○ Nawanshahr
○ Rupnagar
3. The Alluvial Plains
➢ Part of Indo-Gangetic Plains
➢ 70% of total area
➢ Height : 180 m-300m above sea level
➢ Districts covered :
○ 270m-300m : Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur,
○ Nawanshahr, Gurdaspur
○ 230m-270m : central Punjab
○ 180m-230m : remaining districts
4. The Dune Studded Plains
➢ Studded with sand dunes
➢ Bordering Rajasthan
➢ Semi arid climate
➢ Height : 183 m - 200m above sea level
➢ Districts covered: south western districts
○ Bathinda
○ Faridkot
○ Ferozepur
○ Mansa
○ Sri Muktsar Sahib
○ Sangrur
○ Patiala
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