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India's Geographical Extremes: Kanchenjunga and Kuttanad Revealed
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India's Extremes: Kangchenjunga's Heights to Kuttanad's Depths Revealed
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05-03-2026, 20:06
India's Extremes: Kangchenjunga's Heights to Kuttanad's Depths Revealed
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Kangchenjunga, India's highest point (8,586m), is the world's 3rd highest mountain, located on the Sikkim-Nepal border.
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Known as 'Five Treasures of Snow', it's a biodiversity hotspot and part of the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area.
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Kuttanad, Kerala, is India's lowest point (2.2m below sea level), famous for below-sea-level rice farming.
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Called the 'Rice Bowl of Kerala', it's a river delta where four major rivers converge, creating fertile alluvial soil.
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Farmers use unique methods like embankments, canals, pumps, and polderization to manage water and salinity for cultivation.
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