Physical Geography of the Northwestern

HimalayaMegan Cohen-Doyle

Major Locations from this presentation.

Jammu & Kashmir

• Precipitation• Subject to Orographic Effect• Rains from March to May• Annual Rainfall is 75cms

• Mountain• Mountain ranges: Karakoram, Kyunlun, Zanskar, Nun Kun, Nanga Parbat, Siwalik,

Pir Panjal• Mountain peaks: Harmukh, Burzil, Amarnath, Toshimaidan

• Rivers• Jhelum river is the main waterway of Jammu & Kashmir• Wullar Lake – Largest freshwater lake in India

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Jhelum_River_Bridge.JPG

Gilgit-Baltistan• Precipitation• 6in/150 mm annually (Portland can get

this kind of rainfall in a few days)

• Mountains• Ranges: Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu

Kush all converge here• Peaks: The second highest mountain in

the world, K2, is here. Besides that, there are 222 other peaks

• Rivers• Falls within the Indus River Basin

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/K2_2006b.jpg

Azad Kashmir

• Precipitation• Very wet, on the south side of the

Himalayas

• Mountain• Occupies the lower foothills of the

Himalayas• Other physical features include rivers,

valleys, brushland, and pine forests at higher elevations

• Rivers• Jhelum River + its upper tributaries. http://www.ajktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/neelum-valley-45jpg.jpg

References

• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/46696/Azad-Kashmir#• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/51055/Baltistan• http://www.mygilgit.com/Gilgit/• http://koausa.org/geography/doc/geography.pdf• http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JHM-D-12-08.1• Map courtesy of Google Maps.