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Three mountain ranges come under the Patkai. The Patkai-Bum, the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia hills and the Lushai Hills. The Garo-Khasi range is in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Mawsynram and Cherrapunji, on the windward side of these mountains are the world's wettest places, having the highest annual rainfall.
The mountain belt comprises the following ranges from north to south: the Patkai Bum, the Naga Hills, the Mikir Hills, the Mizo Hills and the Arakan Mountains. [5] The first four are often grouped into the Purvanchal Range , and comprise the northern half of the Indo-Burman mountain system.
Miao is located in a region where it gets one of the heaviest rainfall in north-east India. The noa-dihing is the most important river flowing through Miao. The mountain range is called Patkai Bum and is the eastern extension of the Himalayas. The tall forests make the region a good haven for smugglers.
The Purvanchal Range or Eastern Mountains covers an area of about 94,800 km 2 with a population of over four million incorporates Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and Mizoram Hills and Cachar Districts along with a fifth of Haf long tahsil of Assam State and District of Tripa and part of Lohit in Arunachal Pradesh.
Parts of the Lohit district, Changlang district and Tirap district are covered by the Patkai hills. The hills extend towards Nagaland, and form a natural boundary between India and Burma. [28] [29] Namcha Barwa Himal range extends into India up to Siyom River. [30] Major hills found in this region include: [31] Aka Hills; Daphla Hills; Miri ...
The trijunction between India, China and Myanmar is not yet agreed among the three nations. The de facto tripoint is located just north of the Diphu Pass. [2] From here the border proceeds to the south-west through the Mishmi Hills, except for an Indian protrusion at the Chaukan Pass, then continuing through the Patkai and Kassom Ranges.
No Peak Country Elev. Prom. Col. 1 Ngọc Linh Vietnam 2,598 2,208: 390 2 Phou Bia Laos 2,830 2,079: 751 3 Chư Yang Sin Vietnam 2,420 2,055: 365 4 Phu Luong Vietnam 2,985 1,930
Dehing Patkai National Park is a national park in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam covering an area of 231.65 km 2 (89.44 sq mi) of rainforest. [1] [2] It was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 13 June 2004. On 13 December 2020, the Government of Assam upgraded it into a national park. [3]