Indian subcontinent - Indo-atairiku (English spelling) Indian subcontinent

Japanese: インド亜大陸 - インドあたいりく(英語表記)Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent - Indo-atairiku (English spelling) Indian subcontinent
It refers to the region including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. Geologically, it is roughly divided into the Himalayas and their foothills in the north, the Indus-Ganges plain in the center, and the Deccan plateau in the south. The Himalayas and their foothills are mountainous regions including the Greater Himalaya, Lesser Himalaya, and Shibalik ranges, while the Indus-Ganges plain is a vast plain irrigated by rivers, stretching from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the border with Afghanistan and the Arabian Sea in the west, and is the richest region in India. The Deccan plateau occupies the Indian peninsula and has a complex topography including plateaus, mountains, peneplains, and wide river valleys, and is rich in underground resources.

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Japanese:
インド,パキスタン,バングラデシュ,ネパール,ブータンを含む地域をさす。地質的には北部のヒマラヤ山脈とその山麓地方,中部のインダス・ガンジス川平原,南部のデカン高原に大別される。ヒマラヤ山脈とその山麓地方は大ヒマラヤ,小ヒマラヤ,シバーリク山脈を含む山岳地域,インダス・ガンジス川平原は河川で潤された広大な平原で,東はベンガル湾から西はアフガニスタンとの国境,アラビア海にいたり,インドでは最も豊かな地域である。デカン高原はインド半島を占め,高原や山地,準平原,広い河谷など複雑な地形をなし,地下資源が豊富。

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