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Physio geography of West Bengal

 Physiographic of West Bengal

 

Apart from deserts, West Bengal has every type of landform. Such as :

1.  Northern Mountains

2.  Western Plains

3.  Plains of North and South



1. Northern Mountains:

        The extreme North of the West Bengal is a part of the Eastern Himalayas. It is also known as Darjeeling Himalaya. The largest part is the western part of the Teesta river. Teesta river divided this region into two parts- a) Western mountain region and b) Eastern mountain region.

Pudong near Kalingpong, where the silk route passes through known as the city of Orchid.

Sandakfu is the highest Peak in West Bengal.

 

a)   Western Mountain Region: Here are two main ranges one is the Darjeeling range and the other is Singalila which separates Sikkim from Nepal. Some major peaks of Singalila are Sandakfu(3630m) Phalut(3595m) sabargram(3036m) etc. and the major peak of the Darjeeling range aka Ghum range is Tiger hill(3121m)

b)  Eastern Mountain Region: The main mountain pass of this region is Buxa, which joins India to Bhutan. Rivhila 93121m ) is the highest peak in this region.

 

2. Western Plateau

The plateau consists of the whole Purulia district, the western part of Birbhum, and the Western part of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, and Burdhaman. The plateau consists of small hills called Dungri or tila. There is a hot water spring in Bakreshwar in Birbhum District. Ayodhya and Banghmundi are two important hills in the Purulia district.

 

Hill

District

Hill

District

Bagmundi

Purulia

Susunia

Bankura

Ayodhya

Purulia

Biharinath

Bankura

Panchet

Purulia

Belpahari

West Medinipur

Mama Bhagne

Birbhum

 

 

 

3     3. Plains of the North and South:

 The maximum area of West Bengal is plain. The extends from Siliguri to the coast of the Bay of Bengal.

A.  Plain of North Bengal:

The area extends from Siliguri to the North of the Ganges. It has 2 subdivisions.

1.  Teria or Duars: Tarai means wetland. Testa divided the area is 2 parts. The west part is called terai and the east part is duars. Darjeeling district except for Siliguri and maximum parts of Jalpaiguri is in Tarai area.

2.  Northern plain:

The area is extended from the southern part to Terai region and the northern part of the Ganges.

Barendrabhumi is a plain made of old alluvium.

Diara is a fertile plain made from new alluvium.

Tal is thae area between Mahanada nad Kalindi . This is the flood prone area.

B.  Plains of South Bengal:

Rarh rea is the region between the delta plain and the western plateau. The area is situated in the district is the Western part of Murshidabad, Earn part of Bankura, Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum, and the western part of west Medinipur.

The Delta plain is the region that covers the eastern part of Murshidabad and the entire Nadia district this is the Moribund delta plain. The plain of Burdhaman, Hoogly, Howrah, and East Medinipur is known as the Mature delta plain. The southern part of North 24 Parganas and south eastern part of South 24 Parganas is an Active delta plain.

The coastal area along the Bay of Bengal in the south of East Medinipur is Sandy Coastal plain.

The southern part of South 24 Parganas is known as Sundarban plain. Sundari tree is the main vegetation in this area.

 

 

 

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