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The Eastern Ghats or Kizhakku thodarchi malaigal or Pūrva Ghaṭ or toorpu kanumalu, also known as Mahendra Parvatam in the south, are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats run from the northern Odisha through Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka.
The Eastern Ghats are cut through by four major rivers of southern India, namely, the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri. The Biligiri Rangan hills (B.R. hills) and Malai Mahadeshwara hills (M.M hills) in Chamarajnagar district of Karnataka run east from the Western Ghats to the river Kaveri in Mettur (Tamil Nadu) and form a forested ecological corridor that connects the Eastern and Western Ghats.
The Eastern Ghats run from northern Odisha through Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka. They are eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of peninsular India, known as the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri. The Deccan Plateau lies to the west of the range, between the Eastern Ghats and the ...
The Western Ghats is an “Evolutionary Ecotone” illustrating “Out of Africa” and “Out of Asia” hypotheses on species dispersal and vicariance. [tb1] Criterion (x): The Western Ghats contain exceptional levels of plant and animal diversity and endemicity for a continental area. In particular, the level of endemicity for some of the 4 ...
Sep 15, 2023 · The eastern ghats highest peak alone is 1,690 metres high. It is a mountain range with gaps in it. Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri are its four principal Indian rivers. Jindhagada Peak is the highest peak of eastern ghats. In addition to being the highest mountain peak in the Eastern Ghats, Jindhagada Peak is also thought to have the ...
The Eastern Ghats are a vast mountain system in India 's southeast, along the coast of the Indian Ocean. The range stretches across the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Telangana. It is one of two halves of the Ghats Mountains, the other being the Western Ghats. There are 4224 named peaks in the Eastern Ghats.
Oct 6, 2023 · The Western Ghats’ westward-flowing rivers move quickly because of their short travel distance and greater grade. Because of this, the Western Ghats are more advantageous for producing hydroelectricity than the Eastern Ghats. The steep gradient makes the Jog Falls on the Shravasthi River in Karnataka one of the most spectacular waterfalls in ...
