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Ghats (mountains), the Glossary

Index Ghats (mountains)

Ghats refer to two converging mountain ranges in south-eastern India, called the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats, running along the eastern and western seaboards of the country.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Bay of Bengal, Coromandel Coast, Deccan Plateau, Eastern Ghats, Godavari River, India, Kanyakumari, Kaveri, Krishna River, Malabar Coast, Mountain range, Palakkad Gap, Western Ghats.

  2. Mountain ranges of India

Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.

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Coromandel Coast

The Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coastal region of the Indian subcontinent, bounded by the Utkal Plains to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Kaveri delta to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west, extending over an area of about 22,800 square kilometres.

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Deccan Plateau

The Deccan is a large plateau and region of the Indian subcontinent located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada River.

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Eastern Ghats

The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. Ghats (mountains) and eastern Ghats are mountain ranges of India.

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Godavari River

The Godavari (ɡod̪aːʋəɾiː) is India's second longest river after the Ganga River and drains the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra. It flows east for, draining the states of Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%) and Odisha (5.7%).

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari (referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, officially known as Kanniyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin) is a city in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Kaveri

The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicised name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri River rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu district of the state of Karnataka, at an elevation of 1,341 m above mean sea level and flows for about 800 km before its outfall into the Bay of Bengal.

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Krishna River

The Krishna River in the Deccan plateau is the third-longest river in India, after the Ganges and Godavari.

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Malabar Coast

The Malabar Coast is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.

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Mountain range

A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground.

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Palakkad Gap

Palakkad Gap or Palghat Gap is a low mountain pass in the Western Ghats between Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Palakkad in the state of Kerala.

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Western Ghats

The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches along the western coast of the Indian peninsula. Ghats (mountains) and western Ghats are mountain ranges of India.

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See also

Mountain ranges of India

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghats_(mountains)