Siwalik Hills

Japanese: シワリク丘陵 - しわりくきゅうりょう(英語表記)Siwalik Hills
Siwalik Hills
The hills lie along the southern edge of the Himalayas, from the Indus River in the west to the Brahmaputra River in the east, and are 8-50 km wide, 900-3000 m high, and 1600 km long. Geologically, they are considered to be part of the Sub-Himalayan belt. The term Siwalik was originally a place name in northern India, but has come to refer to the entire region. This region was formed from the middle Miocene to the early Pleistocene. The strata of the Siwalik Group, which make up the main part of the hills, are divided into three parts, from oldest to newest: Lower (Kamlial, Chinji), Middle (Nagri, Dok Patan), and Upper (Tatrot, Pinjore, Boulder Conglomerate).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ヒマラヤ山脈の南縁に沿って横たわり,西はインダス川から東はブラフマプトラ川まで幅8~50km,高さ900~3000m,全長1600kmにわたる丘陵。地質学的にはサブ・ヒマラヤ帯とされる。シワリクという語は北部インドの1地名だったが,上記地域全体をさすようになった。この地域は中新世中ごろから更新世初めにかけて形成された。この丘陵の主部をつくるシワリク層群の地層は古い方から下部(カムリアル,チンジ),中部(ナグリ,ドーク・パタン),上部(タトロット,ピンジョール,ボールダー・コングロメレート)に分けられる。

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