The area of Uttarakhand is 55,845 square kilometers. In this context, it becomes mandatory to mention that Uttarakhand had been a part of the United Province of Agra and Awadh which later came to be known as United Province. Further, this United Province was renamed as Uttar Pradesh. But the present state of Uttarakhand came into existence when a part of Uttar Pradesh was culled out. This new state came to be known as Uttaranchal, which was later changed into Uttarakhand.
Moreover, talking about the area of Uttarakhand, it can be said that the whole area of Uttarakhand comprises of many different hills and mountains, rivers and glaciers.
Some of the famous rivers that fall under the area of Uttarakhand are:
- Ganga
- Yamuna
- Bhagirathi
- Kali
- Gori
- Alakananda
- Kosi
- Sharda
- Ramganga
- Dhauli Ganga
- Mandakini
- Pindar
- Tonnes
- Saryu
- Bhilanganga, etc.
- Glaciers in Kumaon:
- Milam Glacier
- Maiktoli Glacier
- Kaphini Glacier
- Namik Glacier
- Pindari Glacier
- Ralam Glacier
- Sunderdhunga Glacier
- Glaciers in Garhwal:
- Bander Punchh Glacier
- Chorbani Glacier
- Dokriani Glacier
- Gangotri Glacier
- Khatling Glacier
- Nandadevi Glacier
- Satonath and Bhagirathi-Khark Glacier, etc.
- Nanda Devi – 7819 meters.
- Mount Kamet – 7756 meters.
- Abi Gamen – 7355 meters.
- Mana – 7272 meters.
- Mukut Parvat – 7242 meters.
- Chaukhamba – 7140 meters.
- Trishul – 7122 meters.
- Dunagiri – 7068 meters.
- Kedarnath – 6942 meters.
- Gangotri – 6674 meters.
- Neelkanth – 6597 meters.
- Shivling – 6501 meters.
- Nilgiri – 6474 meters.
- Bandarpoonch – 6320 meters.
