Kaimur

Japanese: Kaimur
Kaimur

…The northern part of the range slopes down to the Malwa Plateau, through which the great rivers of the Ganga (Ganges) system, such as the Chambal, Betwa, Ken and Sone, flow northward. The eastern part, known as the Kaimur range, disappears into the Gangetic plain near the city of Varanasi. The range is made up of Precambrian sandstone strata, lying almost horizontally on top of crystalline rocks, giving the range a flat topography with stepped slopes. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kaimur" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北側はマールワ台地に向かって低下し,そこをガンガー(ガンジス)川水系のチャンバル,ベトワ,ケン,ソーンなどの大河川が北流する。東部はカイムルKaimur山地として知られ,ワーラーナシー市近くでガンガー平原に消える。この山脈を構成するのは先カンブリア時代の砂岩層であり,結晶質岩石類の上にほぼ水平に横たわるので,同山脈の地形は平たんな山稜と階段状斜面からなる。…

※「Kaimur」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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