Geology of the Himalayas: Comprising of the Studies on Shivalik Hills, Kashmir, Kumaon, Garhwal, Nepal, Sikkim and BhutanEdwin Thomas Atkinson |
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Almora appear Asám axis Bareilly basin beds Bengal Bhábar Bhotiyas boundary Brahmaputra Calcutta Capt Captain central chain Chakráta clay conglomerates copper Dehra Dún deposits direction district drainage east eastern elevation eocene feet formation fossils Ganges Garhwal geological glacier gneiss group of peaks height Himalaya Ibid India Indus iron Jumna Káli Kashmir Kumaon Ladák limestone London lower mass miles miners mines moraine mountains Mussooree Náhan Naini Tál Nanda Devi Nepál north-west northern nummulitic observations occur outer range Panjab pass Patti Pindar plains plateau pressure province rain rainfall Rámganga Ranikhet region ridge river rocks Roorkee sandstones Satlaj schists Sikkim Silurian Simla Sirmur Siwálik slates slope snow snow-line snowy peaks snowy range southern Strachey strata streams Subáthu surface Tarái temperature tertiary Tibet Tibetan Tibetan plateau tion tract tribes upper valley vapour variation water-parting western winds zone