GK
ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Rajasthan
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Kerala
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Detailed explanation-1: -A chain of mountains running parallel to India’s western coast, approximately 30-50 km inland, the Ghats traverse the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Western Ghats are called Sahya Parvatam in Kerala. It is called Sahyadri in northern Maharashtra. It extends from the Satpura Range in the north, go south past Goa, through Karnataka and into Kerala and Tamil Nadu ending at Kanyakumari embracing the Indian ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -About 40 per cent of Western Ghat ranges lie in Kerala. Among the 44 rivers of Kerala 41 originate from the Western Ghats. Kerala has the highest point (Anamudi in Idukki district) in the Western Ghats.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Sahyadri ranges, better known as the Western Ghats, stretch for 1600 km covering the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Detailed explanation-5: -Western Ghats are a hill range extending from Maharashtra to Kerala. !