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Indian Subcontinent

Range Type	Miscellaneous physical or political Feature
Highest Point	Anamudi (2695 m/8842 ft)
Countries	India (89%), Pakistan (7%), Sri Lanka (3%), Bangladesh (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	2,673,861 sq km / 1,032,379 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,953 km / 1,835 mi North-South 2,464 km / 1,531 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	20° 17' N; 79° 12' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Indian Subcontinent
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Indian Subcontinent.

Asia	Level 1 (Parent)
Anatolia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Levant Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Zagros Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)
Iranian Plateau	Level 2 (Sibling)
Arabian Peninsula	Level 2 (Sibling)
Central Asia Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Tien Shan	Level 2 (Sibling)
Tibet and Central China	Level 2 (Sibling)
Himalaya	Level 2 (Sibling)
Indian Subcontinent	Level 2
Central India	Level 3 (Child)
Western Ghats	Level 3 (Child)
Deccan	Level 3 (Child)
Eastern Ghats	Level 3 (Child)
Cardamom Hills	Level 3 (Child)
Sri Lanka	Level 3 (Child)

Major Peaks of the Indian Subcontinent

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Anamudi	2695	8842	Cardamom Hills
2.	Doddabetta	2636	8648	Western Ghats
3.	Pidurutalagala	2524	8281	Sri Lanka
4.	Kirigalpotta	2388+	7835+	Sri Lanka
5.	Thotupola Kanda	2357+	7733+	Sri Lanka
6.	Vavul Mala	2339	7674	Western Ghats
7.	Adams Peak	2243	7359	Sri Lanka
8.	Single Tree Hill	2090	6857	Sri Lanka
9.	Elivai Malai	2088	6850	Western Ghats
10.	Namunukula	2036	6680	Sri Lanka
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Anamudi	2695	8842	Cardamom Hills
2.	Doddabetta	2636	8648	Western Ghats
3.	Pidurutalagala	2524	8281	Sri Lanka
4.	Guru Sikhar	1722	5650	Central India
5.	Arma Konda	1680	5512	Eastern Ghats
6.	Chamundi Hill	1064	3490	Deccan

Photos of Peaks in the Indian Subcontinent

Pidurutalagala Compass rose inside the fenced compound at summit (2016-05-13). Photo by Patrick Thornley. Click here for larger-size photo.	Adams Peak Adam's Peak - view from Dalhousie village (2008-02-12). Photo by Bartek Skorupa. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mullayanagiri The trail on the north-east side is closed (2018-12-01). Photo by Ruud van den Boom. Click here for larger-size photo.	Sigiriya Apparently, not that crowded. Yikes! (2019-12-22). Photo by Christina Bushunow. Click here for larger-size photo.

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