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Location |
: | Western Himalaya | ||
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Boundary | : | North | China (Tibet) | |
| South | Punjab, Hariyana | ||||
| East | Uttar Pradesh | ||||
| West | Jammu & Kashmir | ||||
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Latitudes | : | 30o 22' 40" N to 33o 12' 40" N | ||
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Longitude | : | 75o 45' 55" E to 79o 04' 20" E | ||
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Height (From mean see Level) |
: | 350 meter to 6975 meter | ||
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Geographical Area | : | 55673 Sq. km(1.69% of country area 10.54% of Himalayan land mass) | ||
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Relief | : | 350 mts to 6975 mts. (It increases from West to east and South to North) | ||
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Soil | : | Sandy loam to loam, mostly sandy in cold desert and clay loam in mid-hills. Generally neutral with varies from 23cm.-46 cms. followed by hard and graval starta. | ||
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Rainfall | : |
Less than 500mm in Lahaul-Spiti (Rain shadow area) to over 3400mm in Kangra (Dharamsala, the second wettest place in India after Cherrapunji, Meghalaya) |
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Drainage | : | Forms catchments of Sutlej-Yamuna basin. | ||
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