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of the Rajmahal hills. Th e Malwa and Chhota through passes. Some examples of its passes
Nagpur Plateaus are part of the Central are Th al Ghat, Bhor Ghat and the Pal Ghat.
Highlands. Betwa, Chambal and Ken are Th e highest peak in this region is Anamudi
important rivers that fl ow in the Malwa (2,695 metres). Some famous waterfalls
Plateau while Mahadeo, Kaimur and Maikal that can be found here are Jog Falls on
are important hills of the Chhota Nagpur the Sharavati River and Shivasamudram
Plateau. Falls on the Kaveri River.
• Eastern Ghats: Th e Eastern Ghats are
Deccan Plateau
a discontinuous low belt of mountain
Th e Deccan Plateau is separated from the ranges. Th ey run parallel to the eastern
Chhota Nagpur Plateau by a geological fault. coast of the Indian peninsula, from the
Th e black soil area in the Deccan Plateau is south of Mahanadi Valley to the Nilgiri
known as the Deccan Trap Region and is Hills. Th e highest peak in this region is

formed due to volcanic eruptions. Th is soil Mahendragiri (1,501 metres). Th is area
is good for cotton and sugarcane cultivation. is drained by the Mahanadi, Godavari,
Th e Deccan Plateau is broadly divided into Krishna and Kaveri river systems. Th e
the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. Nilgiri Hills connect the Western and
• Western Ghats: Th e Western Ghats is a Eastern Ghats in the south.
mountain range that lies parallel to the
western coast of the Indian peninsula. Fact Corner

It is also known as Sahyadri. Th ey are The eastern Deccan Plateau, called
continuous and can only be crossed Telangana, is made of vast sheets
of massive granite rock, which
CHINA eff ectively traps rainwater.
PAKISTAN NE PA L

GR E AT INDIAN DE S E R T BHUTAN The Great Indian Desert
AR AVA LI HILLS

BANGLADESH Th e Great Indian Desert, also known
Malwa
Kandla as the Th ar Desert, lies to the north-
Gulf of Plateau Chotanagpur
VINDHY A RANG E
Kachchh Plateau
SA TPURA HILLS west of the Aravalli Hills. Th is region
Narmada R. Rajmahal Hills
Kolkata
Gulf of W Ta pi R . Mahanadi R. gets very little rainfall which is less
Khambhat AJANT AH ILLS
Mumbai E Godavari R. S S than 150 millimetres in a year. Th e
T T
S
ARABIAN A A Circars BAY climate of this region is very dry and
SEA T DECCAN H H Vishakhapatnam OF
PLA TEAU G G Northern BENGAL it is a region of inland drainage.
E
Krishna R. N N
R R Luni is the only large river that fl ows
R
E E
N
Konkan Coast
T T through this region but during the
S S Coromandel Coast Chennai rainy season some other streams
G
Anaimudi Port Blair
Nilgiri Hills
A A
Kavaratti Malabar Coast Kaveri R .
Anam alai Hills
H
E E appear. Th ere are a number of salt
A
lakes here out of which the Sambhar
T
Cochin S
Kanniyakumari Sri Lake is the largest. Crescent-shaped
Lanka
dunes (barchans) can be found in
A map showing the location of the Peninsular Plateau in India this area.
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