Vindhyan range
Also called: Vindhyas · Topic: Structure and Physiography of India: Himalayas, Plains, Peninsula, Coasts and Islands · NCERT: Class 11, Ch 2 "Structure and Physiography"; Class 11, Ch 3 "Drainage System"
Meaning
The Vindhyan range is an escarpment (a long, steep slope or cliff edge). It runs north of the Narmada rift valley across central India. It has long been seen as the old divide between northern and southern India. Its slope faces south towards the Narmada, and its land slopes gently north. So its rivers flow north to the Yamuna-Ganga system.
Example
The Betwa and Ken rise in the Vindhyan and Kaimur ranges of Madhya Pradesh and flow north to join the Yamuna.
Don't confuse with
- Satpura range: it lies south of the Narmada, between the Narmada and Tapi, and is made of block plateaus. The Vindhyas lie north of the Narmada.
Related concepts
- Peninsular Plateau
- Patland plateau
- Chambal ravines
- Central Highlands
- Aravalli Range
- Delhi ridge
- Malwa plateau
- Satpura range
- Maikal range
- Gir range