A History of Agriculture in India v1.c11.7
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c11.7
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Middle Miocene to Lower Pleistocene—the Siwalik System. The Siwalik Hills extend for 1,600 kilometres along the Himalayas from Baluchistan to Assam. They are 16 to 59 kilometres wide, and rise to a height of 1,600 metres. They are composed of fine sand and pebbles, and were formed from the mid-Miocene to the Pleistocene. The Siwalik system has been split into three divisions as follows :