Shivalik Hills
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Shivalik Hills are the outermost foothills of the Himalayas, stretching across northern India and known for their rich biodiversity and forested landscapes.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shivalik Hills canonical | 15 |
| Siwalik Hills | 6 |
| Shivalik foothills | 3 |
| Himachal Pradesh hills | 1 |
| Punjab hills | 1 |
| Shivalik foothills region | 1 |
| Shivalik hills | 1 |
| Shivalik range | 1 |
| Shivalik range of the Himalayas | 1 |
| Shiwalik Range | 1 |
| Siwalik Hills (Churia Hills) region | 1 |
| Siwalik Hills region | 1 |
| Siwalik Range | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foothills
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Shivalik Hills
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiwalik Range
Shivalik Hills ⓘ
surface form:
Siwalik Hills
|
| averageElevation | 600–1200 metres ⓘ |
| biodiversity | rich ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical monsoon ⓘ |
| conservationIssues |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dominantTreeSpecies | Shorea robusta ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Ganges
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganga River
Ghaggar River ⓘ Sutlej River ⓘ
surface form:
Satluj River
Teesta River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamuna ⓘ
surface form:
Yamuna River
|
| extendsThrough |
Arunachal Pradesh
ⓘ
Assam ⓘ Bihar ⓘ Haryana ⓘ Himachal Pradesh ⓘ Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Sikkim ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ Uttarakhand ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryWith | Himalayan foothills and plains ⓘ |
| fossilsFound |
mammal fossils
ⓘ
vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition |
clay
ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Pleistocene epoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Pleistocene
|
| humanActivity |
agriculture in valleys
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forested landscapes
ⓘ
soil erosion and landslides ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2400 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| maximumElevation | 1500 metres ⓘ |
| minimumElevation | 300 metres ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| paleontologicalSignificance | rich fossil beds ⓘ |
| partOf |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Lesser Himalayas ⓘ
surface form:
Outer Himalayas
|
| soilType | loose unconsolidated sediments ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
sal forest
ⓘ
subtropical forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shivalik range of the Himalayas
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Hills (Churia Hills) region
this entity surface form:
Shivalik foothills
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Hills
subject surface form:
Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Hills region
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Range
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Hills
this entity surface form:
Shivalik foothills
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Hills
this entity surface form:
Himachal Pradesh hills
this entity surface form:
Shivalik foothills
this entity surface form:
Punjab hills
this entity surface form:
Shivalik hills
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Hills
this entity surface form:
Shiwalik Range
this entity surface form:
Shivalik foothills region
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Hills
this entity surface form:
Siwalik Hills