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Arunachal Pradesh Summary (2066 words) |
 | Arunachal Pradesh stretches north to the main crest of the eastern Himalayas and east to an irregular line that passes through a series of lofty peaks that were known as "the Hump" during World War II, when supplies to China were airlifted over it. |
| Arunachal Pradesh borders China and Tibet to the north and Bhutan to the west with verdant mountain ranges sloping down to the plains of Assam, India, to the south. |
| Arunachal Pradesh is one of two main disputed regions between India and China, the other being Aksai Chin: the People's Republic of China does not recognize the state of Arunachal Pradesh, nor the McMahon Line. |
| Arunachal Pradesh (1101 words) |
| Arunachal Pradesh, sparsely populated and mountainous state, north-east India, bordered on the south by Assam State, on the west by Bhutan, on the north and north-east by Tibet, and on the east by Myanmar. |
| The state's main rivers are the Brahmaputra, known in Arunachal Pradesh as the Siang, and its tributaries—the Tirap, the Lohit, the Subansiri, and the Kameng. |
| The climate of the foothills is subtropical; in the mountains, temperatures decrease rapidly with altitude. |
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