The Himalayas along the Northern border has protected the Indian Subcontinent from military invasion for many centuries. Mountain ranges are frequently a protective barrier to any foreign incursion- i.e. Switzerland and Afghanistan.
Unfortunately, in the days before air travel, this was also a hinderance to trade routes, therefore not only isolating a region from potential enemies, but also from exchange of goods or even from cultural influence.
The mountain ranges known collectively as the Himalayas.
The Himalayas, and the associated Karakoram range farther north, separate the Indian subcontinent from Asia.
The Himalaya Mountains.
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Himalayan Mountains
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The mountain range that separates the subcontinent of India from the rest of Asia is the Himalayas, which consists of over a hundred different mountains with elevations that exceed 23,600 feet or 7200 meters.
India is called the "subcontinent" in that it's large and is separated to a large degree from the rest of Asia. The main barrier of the Himalaya mountain chain is the physical barrier between India and Asia.
well india is a subcontinent so thats what separates india from the rest os southeast asia
India is often called the Indian subcontinent because the Himalaya Mountains stretch across northeastern India, forming a natural barrier that separates India and some neighboring countries from the rest of the continent.
India is often called the Indian subcontinent because the Himalaya Mountains stretch across northeastern India, forming a natural barrier that separates India and some neighboring countries from the rest of the continent.
Indian Ocean is the geographical barrier between India and Africa .
India is referred to as the Indian subcontinent because it is a distinct landmass that is geographically separate from the rest of Asia. It is called a "subcontinent" because it is large and has unique geographical and cultural features, such as the Himalayan mountain range and the presence of multiple religions and languages within its borders.
The Himalayan Mountains separate India from the rest of Asia.
The Himalayas and the Hindu KushThe Himalayan Mountains separate India from the rest of Asia. Currently, India is part of Asia, though it is believed that they use to be part of Africa, and then became a subcontinent, and then became joint with Asia, the shifting of the plates is what is believed to have formed these mountain ranges.
A subcontinent is that which, by geography & political markings deffers from the rest of the continent & it has all qualities of a continent. All contries of our sub. have very resembling language & culture which are totally different from rest of Asia.
The Himalayas and the Hindu KushThe Himalayan Mountains separate India from the rest of Asia. Currently, India is part of Asia, though it is believed that they use to be part of Africa, and then became a subcontinent, and then became joint with Asia, the shifting of the plates is what is believed to have formed these mountain ranges.
a subcontinent