CHAPTER 4

4. The Landforms:
Important points:
 Major landforms in Pakistan include the Khyber Pass,
Bolan Pass, Balochistan Plateau, Indus River plain, Hindu
Kush, Karakoram Range and Himalayan Mountains.
 The highest elevation in Pakistan is found in the Himalayan
Mountain peak K2, which rises 28,269 feet above sea level.
 The heartland of Pakistan, the Punjab Plain, is dissected by

the Indus River and fronts its border with India; southwest,
the arid and dry Balochistan Plateau extends to its border
with Iran.
  The country's most dramatic landscape is north, as the
western edges of the Himalayas, including the (Hindu
Kush,) is home to some of the tallest peaks in the world.
 The highest point in the country of Pakistan, K2, or (Mount
Godwin-Austen), is the second tallest mountain on the
planet, and peaks at 28,250 ft. (8.611 m).
 The mountainous areas of the west-central, along the

border with Afghanistan, include the Ras Koh, Safed Koh

and Toba Kakar ranges
 The Indus River and its numerous tributaries (one of the
world's most significant waterways) drain the entire
country.
Useful images:

Balochistan Plateau
Chitral valley

Potohar Plateau
 Northern mountain
regions