i) This is a small group of coral islands located off the west coast of India. It covers an area of 32 sq. km.
ii) Lakshadweep islands are separated from the Maldive islands by the Eight Degree Channel.
iii) The uninhabited Pitts island of this group has a bird sanctuary.
iv) Kavaratti is its administrative capital.

i) This physiographic division is the largest part of the plateau region of India. 
ii) The shape of this plateau is roughly triangular. 
iii) One of the sides of this triangle is marked by the line joining Kanyakumari with Raajmahal Hills and this line passes through the Eastern Ghats. 
iv) The second arm is marked by the Sapura Range, Mahadeo Hills, Maikal Range and the Raajmahal Hills. 
v) The third arm is marked by the Western Ghats. The area of this Plateau is about 7 lakh square km and the height ranges from 500 to 1000 m above sea level. 

Divisions of Northern Mountains are:
1) The Trans Himalayas
2) The Himalayas 
3) Eastern Himalayas or Purvanchal Hills. 
The Trans Himalayas 
i) The Trans Himalayas lies to the north of great Himalayan range. It lies in Jammu and Kashmir and Tibetan plateau. The trans Himalayas are about 40 km in its eastern and western extremities and about 225 km wide in its central part. 
ii) They contain the Tethys sediments. The rocks of this region contains fossils bearing marine sediments which are underlain by Tertiary granites. It has partly metamorphosed sediments and constitutes the core of the Himalayan axis. 
The Himalayas 
i) It constitutes the core part of northern mountains. It is an young fold mountain. It was formed by the movement of Eurasia land mass in the north and Gondwana land mass in the south. 
ii) It consists of many ranges. 
The main divisions of the Himalayas are the 
i) The Greater Himalayas (The Himadri) 
ii) The Lesser Himalayas (The Himachal) 
ii) The Outer Himalayas (The Siwalik's) 
The eastern or Purvanchal Hills 
i) These are the eastern off shoot of Himalayas. It extended in the north eastern states of India. 
ii) Most of these hills are located along the border of India and Myanmar while others are inside India. 
Importance of Himalayas: 
i) Himalayas blocks southwest monsoon winds and causes heavy rainfall to north India. 
ii) It forms a natural barrier to the sub-continent. 
iii) It is the source for many perennial rivers like Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, etc. 
iv) The Northern Mountains are described as the paradise of tourists due to its natural beauty. 
v) Many hill stations and pilgrim centers like Amarnath, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Vaishnavi devi temples are situated here. 
vi) It provides raw materials for many forest based industries. 
vii) It prevents cold winds blowing from the central Asia and protects India from severe cold.
viii) Himalayas are renowned for the rich bio-diversity. 

The river Godavari is referred as Vridha Ganga because of its large size and extent among peninsular rivers

Marusthali is a Sanskrit name given to the great Indian desert, Marusthali means Land of dead sand' dune which covers the eastern portion of the desert. It extends over 24,000 square miles

S. No	Himadri	Himachal
1.	The Greater Himalayas is known as Himadri.	The lesser Himalayas is known as Himachal.
2.	It is the northen most range of the Himalayas	It is the middle range of the Himalayas.
3.	Its height is about 6000 mts	Its height varies from 3700 mts to 45000 mts.
4.	It is about 25 km wide.	It is about 80 km wide.
5.	It receives lesser rainfall than Himachal.	It receives higher rainfall.
6.	Important peaks such as Everest and Kanchen junga are located here.	Important hill stations like Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital, Almora and Darjeeling are located here.

S. No	Himalayan Rivers	Peninsular Rivers
1.	Originate from Himalayas	Originate from Western ghats.
2.	Long and wide.	Short and narrow.
3.	Perennial in nature.	Non-perennial in nature.
4.	Unsuitable for hydro power generation.	Suitable for hydro power generation.
5.	Middle and lower courses are navigable.	Not useful for navigation