- aka Mana Pass
- located in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve of the Zaskar range in Uttarakhand
- connects India and Tibet
- elevation of over 5300 m
- connects Indus valley to Pangong Lake region
- Changtang plateau is known for its high altitude giant lakes and vast highlands of great himalayas
- elevation of 4694 m
- between India and China in the Karakoram Range
- oldest route between Leh and Yarkant
- tallest pass of Karakoram mountain range
- elevation of 4170 m
- Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh
- connects Tawang to rest of India through Tezpur and Guwahati
- receives heavy snowfall in winter
- remains opens throughout the year
- only gateway to the Tawang and Buddhist Tawang Monastery
- elevation of 5800 m
- highest motorable pass
- located near Ladakh region
- elevation of 2600 m
- connects Arunachal Pradesh with Lhasa, Tibet
- elevation of 3950 m
- connects Srinagar with Kargil and Leh
- vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir
- Indo-Tibet border
- Located in Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh
- Sutlej river enters India through this pass
- connects Kullu Valley with Lahaul Valley and Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh
- elevation of 4310 m
- connects Sikkim and China
- elevation of 5340 m
- connects Kumaon region of Uttarakhand with Tibet
- elevation of 4587 m
- at tri-point of borders of India, China and Myanmar
- strategic approach to eastern Assam
- elevation of 4267 m
- connects Sikkim with Lhasa, Tibet
Name | Origin | Mouth | Mixes With |
---|---|---|---|
Indus | Sengge Zangbo and Gar, Tibet | Indus river delta, Karachi | |
Sutlej | Lake Rakshas Tal, Tibet | Indus near Bhawalpur, Pak | |
Beas | Beas Kund, Rohtang | Sutlej near Firozpur, Punjab | |
Parbati | Man Talai near Parbati Pass | Beas near Kullu | |
Chenab | Bara Lacha Pass, Lahaul and Spiti | Sutlej near Unch Sharif, Pak | |
Ravi | Kangra, HP | Chenab in Pakistan | |
Jhelum | Verinag spring, Anantnag, J&K | Chenab in Pakistan | |
Brahmaputra | Angsi glacier, Tibet | Ganges Delta, Bangladesh | |
Subansiri | Himalayas, China | Brahmaputra at Lakhimpur, Assam | |
Dihang | Patkai Hills | Brahmaputra at Dihingmukh, Assam | |
Manas | Bhutan | Brahmaputra at Jogighopa, Assam | |
Teesta | Cholamu and Gurudongmar lakes | Brahmaputra near Rangpur, Bangladesh | |
Lohit | Zayal Chu, east Tibet | Brahmaputra | |
Dibang | Keya pass, Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit in Sadiya, Assam | |
Ganga | Gangotri, Uttarakhand | Ganges Delta, Bangladesh | |
Hooghly | Splits from Ganga near Farkka bridge, Murshidabad | Bay of Bengal | |
Damodar | Chandwa, Latehar, Jharkhand | Hooghly in West Bengal | |
Kosi | Saptkoshi tributaries in Nepal | Ganga near Kursela, Bihar | |
Gandak | Nhubine glacier, Mustang, Nepal | Ganga near Sonpur, Bihar | |
Son | Amarkantak, MP | Ganga near north Patna | |
Yamuna | Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand | Ganga at Allahabad | |
Alaknanda | Satopnath | Ganga at Devprayag, Uttarakhand | |
Bhagirathi | Gaumukh, Uttarakhand | Ganga at Devprayag, Uttarakhand | |
Godavari | Brahmagiri mountains, Nasik | East Godavari district, AP | |
Indravati | Dandakaranya, Kalahandi, Orissa | Godavari near border of Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh and Telengana | |
Krishna | Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra | Krishna district, AP | |
Tungabhadra | Confluence of Tunga and Bhadra near Koodli, Karnataka | Krishna near Alampur, Telengana | |
Bhima | Bhimashankar, Maharashtra | Krishna near Raichur | |
Indrayani | Lonaval, Maharashtra | Bhima | |
Kaveri | Talakaveri, Kodagu, Karnataka | Kaveri delta, TN | |
Amravati | Anamalai Hills | Kaveri at Karur, TN | |
Mahanadi | Dandkaranya, Chhatisgarh | False point, Kendrapada, Odisha | |
Pennar | Nandi hills, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka | Nellore, AP | |
Tapti | Satpura Range, MP | Gulf of Khambat, Surat | |
Narmada | Narmada Kund, Amarkantak, MP | Gulf of Khambat, Surat | |
Sabarmati | Dhebar lake, Aravalli, Rajasthan | Gulf of Khambat | |
Periyar | Sivagiri hills, TN | Lakshadweep sea, Kerala |
Dam | River | State |
---|---|---|
Tungabhadra | Tungabhadra | Karnataka |
Mettur | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
Krishnarajsagar | Kaveri | Karnataka |
Indira Sagar | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
Sardar Sarovar | Narmada | Gujarat |
Omkareshwar | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
Hirakud | Mahanadi | Odisha |
Bhakra Nangal | Sutlej | Punjab/Himachal Pradesh |
Nagarjuna Sagar | Krishna | Telengana/Andhra Pradesh |
Uri | Jhelum | Jammu & Kashmir |
Ramagundam | Godavari | Andhra Pradesh |
Dummaguden | Godavari | Andhra Pradesh |
Name | Connects | Seperates |
---|---|---|
Palk | Bay of Bengal/Gulf of Mannar | India/Sri Lanka |
Malacca | Pacific Ocean/Indian Ocean | Malaysia/Indonesia |
Makassar | Celebes Sea/Java Sea | Borneo/Sulawesi |
Sunda | Java sea/Indian Ocean | Java islands/Sumatra islands |
Tsugaru | Sea of Japan/PAcific Ocean | Honshu/Hokkaido |
Strait of Tartary | Sea of Okhatsk/Sea of Japan | Russian island of Sakhalin/Mainland Russia |
Formosa | South China Sea/East China Sea | Taiwan/China |
Hormuz | Persian gulf/gulf of omman | UAE&Oman/Iran |
Bab al-Mandab | Red sea/Gulf of aden | Yemen/Ethiopia |
Mozambique | Within Indian Ocean | Mozambique/Madagascar |
Bosphorous | Black Sea/Sea of Marmara | European Turkey/Asian Turkey |
Oranto | Adriatic Sea/Ionian Sea | Italy/Albania |
Messina Strait | Terranian Sea/Ionian Sea | Sicily Islands/Calabria Italy |
Gibraltar Strait | Atlantic Ocean/Mediterranean Sea | Spain/Morocco |
Torres | Pacific | Australia/New Guinea |
Bass | Tasman Sea/Pacific Ocean | Tasmania/Victoria |
Cook | Tasman Sea/Pacific OCean | South and North Islands of New Zealand |
Yucatan strait | Gulf of mexico/Carribean Sea | Cuba/Mexico |
Florida | Gulf of mexico/Atlantic Ocean | USA/Cuba |
Hudson | Atlantic OCean/Labrador Sea | Canada |
Davis Strait | Baffis bay/Atlantic OCean | Greenland/Canada |
Denmark | Atlantic Ocean | Greenland/Iceland |
Dover | North Sea/English Channel | England/France |
North Strait | Irish Sea/Atlantic OCean | Ireland/Scotland |
Bering | Arctic Ocean/Pacific Ocean | Russia/USA |