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Hirekhan also maintain that with Afghanistan and Maldives included the region is referred to as South Asia. The periphery of the subcontinent, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the island chains of Maldives, features large Muslim populations, while the heartland, including most of India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, are overwhelmingly Hindu or Buddhist. Since most of these countries are located on the Indian Plate, a continuous
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The paleotectonic evolution of Asia terminated some 50 million years ago as a result of the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Eurasia. Asia's subsequent neotectonic development has largely disrupted the continents pre-existing fabric. The neotectonic units of Asia are Stable Asia, the Arabian
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signifies a "subdivision of a continent which has a distinct geographical, political, or cultural identity" and also a "large land mass somewhat smaller than a continent". Its use to signify the Indian subcontinent is evidenced from the early twentieth century when most of the territory was either
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as offensive and suspicious because of the dominant placement of India in the term. As such it is being increasingly less used in those countries. Meanwhile, many Indian analysts prefer to use the term because of the socio-cultural commonalities of the region. The region has also been called the
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Historically, the region surrounding and southeast of the Indus River was often simply referred to as "India" in many historical sources. Even today, historians use this term to denote the entire Indian subcontinent when discussing history up until the era of the British Raj. Over time, however,
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Unlike "South Asia", sometimes the expression "Indian subcontinent" may exclude the islands of Maldives and Sri Lanka. According to Pawan Budhwar, Arup Varma, and Manjusha Hirekhan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan constitute the Indian subcontinent. Budhwar, Varma, and
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The precise definition of an "Indian subcontinent" in a geopolitical context is somewhat contested as there is no globally accepted definition on which countries are a part of South Asia or the Indian subcontinent. Whether called the Indian subcontinent or South Asia, the definition of the
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Given the difficulty of passage through the Himalayas, the sociocultural, religious and political interaction of the Indian subcontinent has largely been through the valleys of Afghanistan in its northwest, the valleys of
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This greater India is well defined in terms of topography; it is the Indian sub-continent, hemmed in by the Himalayas on the north, the Hindu Khush in the west and the Arakanese in the east.
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and Indian cratons, the Alpide plate boundary zone (along which the Arabian and Indian platforms have collided with the Eurasian continental plate), and the island arcs and marginal basins.
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nearly 55 million years ago, forming the Himalayas. It is one of the most populated regions in the world, holding roughly 20–25 percent of the global population. Geographically, the
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times. The Maldives archipelago rises from a basement of volcanic basalt outpourings from a depth of about 2000 m forming the central part of the ridge between Laccadives and the
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Except Sri Lanka, and Maldives ... all are located on Indian plate which is a continuous land mass the borders between two states are either a river course or no man's land.
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in the west) and the Hindu Kush mountains (from Yarkand River westwards) form its northern boundary. In the west it is bounded by parts of the mountain ranges of
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The seven countries of South Asia constitute geographically a compact region around the Indian Subcontinent ... Nepal and Bhutan ... the Maldives
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arrived into the subcontinent in two ways: through Afghanistan on land, and to the Indian coast through the maritime routes on the Arabian Sea.
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southwest of the peninsula, while largely considered a part of the Indian subcontinent, sometimes is mentioned by sources, including the
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According to anthropologist Patrap C. Dutta, "the Indian subcontinent occupies the major landmass of South Asia." According to historian
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From left to right, rifting of the Indian subcontinent away from Gondwana at 150 million years ago (Ma), 120 Ma, 80 Ma and during the
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Geodynamic Models of Plume-Ridge Interaction in the Indian Ocean and its Effect on the Crustal Thickness of the RĂ©union Hotspot Track
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to the southeast. Most of this region rests on the Indian Plate and is isolated from the rest of Asia by large mountain barriers.
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Torsvik, T.H.; Tucker, R.D.; Ashwal, L.D.; Carter, L.M.; Jamtveit, B.; Vidyadharan, K.T.; Venkataramana, P. (October 2000).
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Quote: "The complex culture of the Indian subcontinent, or South Asia, presents a tradition comparable to Confucianism."
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Bertil Tikkanen (1996). "Languages of interethnic communication on the Indian Subcontinent (excluding Nepal)". In
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For example, a history book intended for Pakistani B.A. students by K. Ali uses the term "Indo-Pakistan" instead.
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is the smallest Asian country in both population and land area. Its closest neighbors to the north are India's
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Pawan Budhwar; Arup Varma; Manjusha Hirekhan (2018). "HRM in the Indian subcontinent". In Chris Brewster;
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This article is about the physiographical region of Eurasia. For the geographical subregion of Asia, see
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Dutta, Patrap C. (1984). "Biological Anthropology of Bronze Age Harappans: New Perspectives". In
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India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and other small islands of the Indian Ocean
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The term has been particularly common in the British Empire and its successors, while the term
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form the boundary of the Indian subcontinent in the south, south-east and south-west.
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in the east. The neighboring geographical regions around the subcontinent include the
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or allied with them. It was a convenient term to refer to the region comprising both
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The people of South Asia: the biological anthropology of India, Pakistan, and Nepal
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Note: McLeod does not include Afghanistan in the Indian subcontinent or South Asia.
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is the more common usage in Europe and North America. According to historians
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This natural physical landmass in South Asia is the dry-land portion of the
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is becoming more widespread since it clearly distinguishes the region from
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In terms of modern geopolitical boundaries, the subcontinent constitutes
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Quote: ""The term "South Asia" also signifies the Indian Subcontinent""
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that was generated by the northern drift of the Indian Plate over the
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in the east. It extends southward into the Indian Ocean with the
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Topographic map of the subcontinent and surrounding regions (in
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with the mainland. They are considered parts of the region in
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is a major river of the north-west of the Indian subcontinent.
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and other nearby island nations of the Indian Ocean, such as
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which is geologically associated with the subcontinent.
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out of the subcontinent into other parts of Asia. The
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Franklin Watts. 3117:Wolfgang Mayrhofer 2402:Aijazuddin Ahmad, 1453:Disputed territory 1441:Chagos Archipelago 1395:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1348:cultural geography 1294:Indo-Burman Ranges 1134:spread of Buddhism 1117: 1071:Sulaiman Mountains 1032: 1014:Geography of Nepal 994:Geography of India 948:Chagos Archipelago 922:in the north, the 866: 771:Partition of India 657:to the north, the 651:Indo-Burman Ranges 231: 1.9 billion 6450: 6449: 6330:Mediterranean Rim 6203: 6202: 6142:Mediterranean Sea 5996: 5995: 5949:Amazon Rainforest 5776:Canadian Prairies 5741:Pacific Northwest 5602:Iberian Peninsula 5387:Arabian Peninsula 5214:Antarctic Plateau 4974:Three/Four Worlds 4896: 4895: 4842: 4841: 4837: 4836: 4658:Kerguelen Plateau 4596: 4595: 4591: 4590: 4391: 4390: 4386: 4385: 4308: 4307: 4303: 4302: 4140: 4139: 4043:Traditional games 4028:South Asian Games 3616:General geography 3453:Laccadive Islands 3331:978-1-136-28493-9 3302:978-0-521-51430-9 3276:978-1-4959-4130-6 3243:978-90-411-2214-8 3215:978-1-136-64862-5 3159:978-90-04-16240-2 3130:978-0-85793-871-8 3098:978-0-415-14405-6 3007:978-90-481-2641-5 2939:978-0-521-80904-7 2719:978-0-19-537475-9 2692:978-0-8160-7270-5 2665:978-1-61069-297-7 2198:Ronald B. 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5094: 5093: 5092: 5091: 5081: 5076: 5071: 5066: 5065: 5064: 5057:Africa-Eurasia 5053: 5051: 5045: 5044: 5042: 5041: 5036: 5031: 5026: 5021: 5016: 5010: 5008: 5002: 5001: 4999: 4998: 4997: 4996: 4991: 4986: 4981: 4971: 4966: 4961: 4956: 4950: 4948: 4942: 4941: 4928: 4926: 4925: 4918: 4911: 4903: 4894: 4893: 4890: 4889: 4884: 4874: 4869: 4864: 4848: 4847: 4844: 4843: 4840: 4839: 4835: 4834: 4832: 4831: 4826: 4821: 4816: 4814:Eastern Africa 4811: 4806: 4801: 4787: 4785: 4783: 4782: 4775: 4770: 4765: 4760: 4755: 4750: 4727: 4725: 4723: 4722: 4717: 4712: 4707: 4695: 4693: 4691: 4690: 4685: 4680: 4675: 4670: 4665: 4660: 4655: 4650: 4645: 4640: 4635: 4613: 4611: 4605: 4598: 4597: 4594: 4593: 4589: 4588: 4586: 4585: 4580: 4575: 4570: 4565: 4560: 4555: 4550: 4545: 4540: 4535: 4530: 4525: 4520: 4515: 4510: 4505: 4500: 4495: 4490: 4485: 4473: 4471: 4469: 4468: 4463: 4458: 4453: 4448: 4443: 4438: 4433: 4428: 4423: 4408: 4406: 4400: 4393: 4392: 4389: 4388: 4384: 4383: 4370: 4368: 4355: 4353: 4340: 4338: 4325: 4323: 4317: 4310: 4309: 4306: 4305: 4301: 4300: 4287: 4285: 4272: 4270: 4257: 4255: 4242: 4240: 4227: 4225: 4212: 4210: 4197: 4195: 4189: 4182: 4181: 4172: 4170: 4169: 4162: 4155: 4147: 4138: 4137: 4135: 4134: 4129: 4124: 4119: 4114: 4108: 4106: 4100: 4099: 4097: 4096: 4091: 4086: 4080: 4078: 4074: 4073: 4071: 4070: 4065: 4059: 4057: 4051: 4050: 4048: 4047: 4046: 4045: 4035: 4030: 4025: 4020: 4014: 4012: 4006: 4005: 4003: 4002: 4001: 4000: 3995: 3990: 3980: 3975: 3974: 3973: 3968: 3963: 3958: 3947: 3945: 3939: 3938: 3936: 3935: 3930: 3925: 3920: 3915: 3910: 3905: 3900: 3895: 3894: 3893: 3882: 3880: 3874: 3873: 3871: 3870: 3865: 3860: 3859: 3858: 3853: 3848: 3838: 3832: 3830: 3820: 3819: 3817: 3816: 3814:Climate change 3811: 3805: 3803: 3797: 3796: 3794: 3793: 3788: 3783: 3778: 3773: 3768: 3763: 3758: 3753: 3748: 3743: 3738: 3733: 3727: 3725: 3719: 3718: 3716: 3715: 3710: 3709: 3708: 3703: 3698: 3693: 3685: 3680: 3675: 3670: 3665: 3660: 3655: 3650: 3645: 3639: 3637: 3631: 3630: 3623: 3621: 3619: 3618: 3613: 3612: 3611: 3606: 3601: 3596: 3586: 3581: 3580: 3579: 3569: 3564: 3559: 3558: 3557: 3552: 3547: 3542: 3541: 3540: 3525: 3520: 3515: 3509: 3507: 3501: 3500: 3495: 3493: 3492: 3485: 3478: 3470: 3462: 3461: 3457:Horn of Africa 3426: 3405: 3391: 3371: 3357: 3337: 3330: 3308: 3301: 3281: 3275: 3249: 3242: 3222: 3214: 3191: 3165: 3158: 3136: 3129: 3107: 3097: 3074: 3067: 3046: 3039: 3013: 3006: 2984: 2964: 2951:Samiul Hasan, 2944: 2938: 2913: 2887: 2858: 2851: 2829: 2806: 2786: 2773: 2750: 2743: 2725: 2718: 2698: 2691: 2671: 2664: 2642: 2607:(5): 220–224. 2587: 2546: 2521: 2496: 2449: 2442: 2417: 2395: 2373: 2350: 2280: 2265: 2258: 2236: 2229: 2211: 2191: 2184: 2157: 2137: 2117: 2058: 2012: 1978: 1954:"subcontinent" 1944: 1927: 1907: 1895: 1881: 1855: 1845: 1822: 1815: 1790: 1712: 1704: 1681: 1674: 1651: 1644: 1619: 1609: 1586: 1551: 1550: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1529: 1520: 1505: 1445: 1433:United Kingdom 1424: 1422: 1421: 1410:Northern Areas 1406: 1376: 1356: 1324: 1322: 1321: 1286: 1272: 1250: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1243: 1242: 1236: 1231: 1224: 1221: 1209:island country 1145: 1142: 983: 980: 902:Eurasian Plate 874:Neoproterozoic 858:Eurasian Plate 830: 829: 820: 819: 811: 810: 802: 801: 793: 792: 791: 790: 789: 787: 784: 721:British Empire 701: 698: 619:supercontinent 572:United Kingdom 530: 529: 527: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 481: 468: 467: 466: 464: 463:Largest cities 460: 459: 457: 456: 450: 444: 438: 432: 426: 420: 406: 405: 404: 402: 398: 397: 395: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 369: 364: 359: 354: 343: 342: 341: 339: 335: 334: 332: 331: 319: 318: 317: 315: 314: 311:United Kingdom 297: 296: 295: 293: 289: 288: 286: 285: 280: 275: 270: 265: 260: 255: 242: 241: 240: 238: 234: 233: 225: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 209: 201: 200: 188: 187: 179: 169: 158: 151: 142: 133: 124: 115: 106: 97: 90: 81: 72: 63: 54: 53: 46: 45: 44: 43: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6505: 6494: 6491: 6489: 6486: 6484: 6481: 6479: 6476: 6474: 6471: 6469: 6466: 6464: 6461: 6460: 6458: 6443: 6439: 6435: 6427: 6426: 6423: 6417: 6414: 6412: 6409: 6407: 6404: 6402: 6399: 6397: 6394: 6392: 6389: 6387: 6384: 6382: 6379: 6377: 6374: 6373: 6371: 6369: 6365: 6359: 6356: 6354: 6351: 6350: 6348: 6346: 6342: 6336: 6333: 6331: 6328: 6326: 6323: 6321: 6318: 6317: 6315: 6313: 6309: 6303: 6300: 6298: 6295: 6291: 6288: 6287: 6286: 6283: 6282: 6280: 6278: 6273: 6267: 6264: 6260: 6257: 6255: 6252: 6250: 6247: 6246: 6245: 6244:Pacific Ocean 6242: 6240: 6237: 6235: 6232: 6230: 6227: 6223: 6220: 6219: 6218: 6215: 6214: 6212: 6210: 6206: 6196: 6193: 6189: 6186: 6184: 6181: 6180: 6179: 6178:Pacific Ocean 6176: 6172: 6169: 6168: 6167: 6164: 6158: 6155: 6153: 6150: 6148: 6145: 6144: 6143: 6140: 6138: 6135: 6133: 6132:Caribbean Sea 6130: 6128: 6125: 6123: 6120: 6119: 6118: 6115: 6113: 6110: 6109: 6107: 6105: 6100: 6092: 6089: 6087: 6084: 6083: 6082: 6079: 6075: 6074:by population 6072: 6070: 6067: 6066: 6065: 6062: 6060: 6057: 6055: 6052: 6048: 6047:South America 6045: 6041: 6038: 6036: 6033: 6032: 6031: 6030:North America 6028: 6027: 6026: 6023: 6021: 6018: 6017: 6015: 6013: 6008: 6005: 6003: 5999: 5987: 5984: 5983: 5982: 5981:Southern Cone 5979: 5977: 5974: 5972: 5969: 5967: 5964: 5962: 5959: 5957: 5956:Andean States 5954: 5950: 5947: 5945: 5942: 5941: 5940: 5937: 5936: 5934: 5932: 5931:South America 5928: 5922: 5919: 5917: 5914: 5912: 5909: 5907: 5904: 5900: 5897: 5896: 5895: 5892: 5888: 5885: 5881: 5878: 5876: 5873: 5871: 5868: 5867: 5866: 5863: 5862: 5861: 5858: 5857: 5855: 5853: 5849: 5843: 5840: 5834: 5831: 5829: 5826: 5825: 5824: 5821: 5820: 5819: 5816: 5814: 5811: 5809: 5806: 5804: 5801: 5799: 5796: 5792: 5789: 5787: 5784: 5782: 5779: 5777: 5774: 5772: 5769: 5767: 5764: 5762: 5759: 5757: 5754: 5752: 5749: 5747: 5744: 5742: 5739: 5737: 5734: 5732: 5729: 5727: 5724: 5722: 5719: 5717: 5714: 5712: 5709: 5707: 5704: 5702: 5699: 5697: 5694: 5693: 5692: 5689: 5687: 5684: 5682: 5679: 5677: 5674: 5672: 5669: 5667: 5664: 5663: 5661: 5659: 5658:North America 5655: 5649: 5646: 5644: 5641: 5639: 5636: 5634: 5631: 5627: 5624: 5622: 5621:Low Countries 5619: 5617: 5614: 5613: 5612: 5609: 5603: 5600: 5599: 5598: 5597:South-western 5595: 5591: 5588: 5587: 5586: 5585:South-eastern 5583: 5579: 5576: 5575: 5574: 5573:South-central 5571: 5569: 5566: 5564: 5563:Mediterranean 5561: 5560: 5559: 5556: 5550: 5547: 5546: 5545: 5542: 5540: 5537: 5535: 5532: 5530: 5529:British Isles 5527: 5525: 5522: 5521: 5520: 5517: 5513: 5510: 5508: 5505: 5501: 5498: 5496: 5493: 5491: 5488: 5487: 5486: 5483: 5481: 5478: 5477: 5476: 5473: 5471: 5468: 5467: 5465: 5463: 5459: 5449: 5446: 5444: 5441: 5439: 5436: 5435: 5434: 5431: 5427: 5426:Levantine Sea 5424: 5422: 5419: 5418: 5417: 5414: 5410: 5407: 5406: 5405: 5402: 5398: 5395: 5394: 5393: 5390: 5388: 5385: 5384: 5383: 5380: 5376: 5373: 5371: 5368: 5366: 5363: 5362: 5361: 5358: 5354: 5351: 5349: 5346: 5345: 5344: 5341: 5339: 5336: 5332: 5329: 5327: 5324: 5323: 5322: 5319: 5313: 5310: 5309: 5308: 5305: 5304: 5303: 5300: 5296: 5293: 5289: 5286: 5285: 5284: 5281: 5280: 5279: 5276: 5272: 5269: 5267: 5264: 5262: 5259: 5258: 5257: 5254: 5252: 5249: 5248: 5246: 5244: 5240: 5232: 5229: 5228: 5227: 5224: 5222: 5219: 5215: 5212: 5211: 5210: 5207: 5206: 5204: 5202: 5198: 5190: 5187: 5185: 5182: 5178: 5175: 5173: 5170: 5169: 5168: 5165: 5163: 5160: 5159: 5158: 5155: 5149: 5146: 5144: 5141: 5139: 5136: 5134: 5131: 5130: 5129: 5126: 5125: 5124: 5121: 5119: 5118:Mediterranean 5116: 5115: 5113: 5111: 5107: 5104: 5102: 5098: 5090: 5087: 5086: 5085: 5082: 5080: 5077: 5075: 5072: 5070: 5067: 5063: 5060: 5059: 5058: 5055: 5054: 5052: 5050: 5046: 5040: 5037: 5035: 5032: 5030: 5027: 5025: 5022: 5020: 5017: 5015: 5012: 5011: 5009: 5007: 5003: 4995: 4992: 4990: 4987: 4985: 4982: 4980: 4977: 4976: 4975: 4972: 4970: 4967: 4965: 4962: 4960: 4957: 4955: 4952: 4951: 4949: 4947: 4943: 4939: 4935: 4931: 4924: 4919: 4917: 4912: 4910: 4905: 4904: 4901: 4888: 4885: 4883: 4875: 4873: 4870: 4868: 4865: 4863: 4862: 4857: 4850: 4849: 4845: 4830: 4827: 4825: 4822: 4820: 4817: 4815: 4812: 4810: 4807: 4805: 4802: 4800: 4795: 4794: 4793:Subcontinents 4789: 4788: 4786: 4781: 4780: 4776: 4774: 4771: 4769: 4766: 4764: 4761: 4759: 4758:Kumari Kandam 4756: 4754: 4751: 4749: 4744: 4742: 4738: 4734: 4729: 4728: 4726: 4721: 4718: 4716: 4713: 4711: 4708: 4706: 4701: 4697: 4696: 4694: 4689: 4686: 4684: 4681: 4679: 4676: 4674: 4671: 4669: 4666: 4664: 4661: 4659: 4656: 4654: 4651: 4649: 4646: 4644: 4641: 4639: 4636: 4634: 4629: 4628: 4624: 4620: 4615: 4614: 4612: 4609: 4608: 4603: 4599: 4584: 4581: 4579: 4576: 4574: 4571: 4569: 4566: 4564: 4561: 4559: 4556: 4554: 4551: 4549: 4546: 4544: 4541: 4539: 4536: 4534: 4531: 4529: 4526: 4524: 4521: 4519: 4516: 4514: 4511: 4509: 4506: 4504: 4501: 4499: 4496: 4494: 4491: 4489: 4486: 4484: 4479: 4475: 4474: 4472: 4467: 4464: 4462: 4459: 4457: 4454: 4452: 4449: 4447: 4444: 4442: 4439: 4437: 4434: 4432: 4429: 4427: 4424: 4422: 4417: 4416: 4410: 4409: 4407: 4404: 4403: 4398: 4394: 4381: 4380: 4375: 4369: 4366: 4365: 4360: 4354: 4351: 4350: 4345: 4339: 4336: 4335: 4330: 4324: 4321: 4320: 4315: 4311: 4298: 4297: 4296:South America 4292: 4286: 4283: 4282: 4281:North America 4277: 4271: 4268: 4267: 4262: 4256: 4253: 4252: 4247: 4241: 4238: 4237: 4232: 4226: 4223: 4222: 4217: 4211: 4208: 4207: 4202: 4196: 4193: 4192: 4187: 4183: 4179: 4175: 4168: 4163: 4161: 4156: 4154: 4149: 4148: 4145: 4133: 4130: 4128: 4125: 4123: 4120: 4118: 4115: 4113: 4110: 4109: 4107: 4105: 4101: 4095: 4092: 4090: 4087: 4085: 4082: 4081: 4079: 4075: 4069: 4066: 4064: 4061: 4060: 4058: 4056: 4052: 4044: 4041: 4040: 4039: 4036: 4034: 4031: 4029: 4026: 4024: 4021: 4019: 4016: 4015: 4013: 4011: 4007: 3999: 3996: 3994: 3991: 3989: 3986: 3985: 3984: 3981: 3979: 3976: 3972: 3969: 3967: 3964: 3962: 3959: 3957: 3954: 3953: 3952: 3949: 3948: 3946: 3944: 3940: 3934: 3931: 3929: 3926: 3924: 3921: 3919: 3916: 3914: 3911: 3909: 3906: 3904: 3901: 3899: 3896: 3892: 3889: 3888: 3887: 3884: 3883: 3881: 3879: 3875: 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3454: 3450: 3446: 3445:9781463979676 3442: 3438: 3437: 3430: 3427: 3423: 3422:9783447047319 3419: 3415: 3412:Ludwig Paul, 3409: 3406: 3394: 3392:9780531144183 3388: 3384: 3383: 3375: 3372: 3360: 3358:9781402012150 3354: 3350: 3349: 3341: 3338: 3333: 3327: 3323: 3319: 3318:"Afghanistan" 3312: 3309: 3304: 3298: 3294: 3293: 3285: 3282: 3278: 3272: 3268: 3267: 3259: 3253: 3250: 3245: 3239: 3235: 3234: 3226: 3223: 3217: 3211: 3207: 3206: 3198: 3196: 3192: 3188: 3184: 3180: 3176: 3169: 3166: 3161: 3155: 3151: 3147: 3140: 3137: 3132: 3126: 3122: 3118: 3111: 3108: 3104: 3100: 3094: 3090: 3089: 3084: 3083:Tatu Vanhanen 3078: 3075: 3070: 3068:0-7614-7289-4 3064: 3060: 3056: 3055:Peter Haggett 3050: 3047: 3042: 3040:3-11-013417-9 3036: 3032: 3028: 3024: 3017: 3014: 3009: 3003: 2999: 2995: 2988: 2985: 2982: 2981:9781862397033 2978: 2974: 2968: 2965: 2962: 2961:9789400726321 2958: 2954: 2948: 2945: 2941: 2935: 2931: 2930: 2922: 2920: 2918: 2914: 2909: 2905: 2901: 2897: 2891: 2888: 2885: 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Index

South Asia
Continent § Subcontinents

Hindu Kush
Iranian Plateau
Makran
Indus
Valley

Thar Desert
Arabian Sea
Karakoram
Tibetan Plateau
Himalaya
Deccan
Plateau

Brahmaputra
Ganges
Indo-Burma
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Bay of Bengal



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Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
External
British Indian Ocean Territory

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