Geography Of West India Essay

2.1 Geography

North East India is the eastern-most region of India. It comprises the North East region (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura) and Eastern Himalayas (Arunachal Pradesh). The Northeast India can be physiographically categorized into the Eastern Himalayas, Northeast Hills, Brahmaputra and the Barak Valley Plains. Northeast India has a predominantly humid sub-tropical climate with hot, humid summers, severe monsoons, and mild winters. Along with the west coast of India, this region has some of the Indian sub-continent's last remaining rain forests, which support diverse flora and fauna and several crop species. Each of the State i.e. Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya covers an area of 30,285 km2, 22,327 km2, 21,087 km2, 16,579 km2, 10,491 km2, 22,430 km2 respectively. The region is covered by the mighty Brahmaputra-Barak river systems and their tributaries. Geographically, apart from the Brahmaputra, Barak and Imphal valleys and some flat lands in between the hills of Meghalaya and Tripura, the remaining two-thirds of the area is hilly terrain interspersed with valleys and plains; the altitude varies from almost sea-level to over 7,000 m above MSL. The region's high rainfall, averaging

The Himalayas to the north, the Meghalaya plateau to the south and the hills of Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur to the east influences the climate. It is the rainiest region in the country, with many places receiving an average annual precipitation of 2,000 mm, which is mostly concentrated in summer during the monsoon season. Andaman & Nicobar Islands has tropical climate. Andaman and Nicobar Islands has a humid weather and has no winter season. Rain season lasts for 180 days in a year. The southwest monsoon touches the Indian soil first in the Andamans and then proceeds towards the Indian