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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Cardamom Hills
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Western Ghats
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Cauvery Delta
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Nilgiris
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Detailed explanation-1: -From its source the river flows eastwards to join the Bay of Bengal through five distributaries in Tamil Nadu. The apex of the Cauvery Delta is about 30 km west of Thanjavur and the area of the deltaic plain is often called the garden of southern India.
Detailed explanation-2: -It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, comprising 19.31% of India’s area (635, 780 km2 or 245, 480 sq mi) and 20% of India’s population.
Detailed explanation-3: -South India lies in the peninsular Deccan Plateau and is bounded by the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal in the west, south and east respectively. The geography of the region is diverse, encompassing two mountain ranges-the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats and a plateau heartland.