PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PENINSULAR PLATEAU
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Deccan Plateau
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Bundelkhand
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Baghelkhand
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Malwa Plateau
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Detailed explanation-1: -The part of the Peninsular plateau lying to the north of the Narmada river, covering a major area of the Malwa plateau, is known as the Central Highlands. The Vindhyan range is bounded by the Satpura range on the south and the Aravalis on the northwest.
Detailed explanation-2: -Malwa Plateau, plateau region in north-central India. It is bounded by the Madhya Bharat Plateau and Bundelkhand Upland to the north, the Vindhya Range to the east and south, and the Gujarat Plains to the west. Of volcanic origin, the plateau comprises central Madhya Pradesh state and southeastern Rajasthan state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Deccan Plateau is the largest plateau in India. It is made up of Lava flows in the Cretaceous-Eocene era through the fissure eruptions. Narmada, which flows through a rift valley, divides the central region into two part-The Malwa Plateau and the Deccan Plateau.
Detailed explanation-4: -The highest peak is Guru Shikhar in Mount Abu. Rising to 1722 meters, it lies near the southwestern extremity of the range, close to the border with the Gujarat.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hence, the Malwa plateau is a part of the central highland and not comes under the southern part of it. Maharastra plateau is located in the western part, Chota Nagpur in the eastern part, and Vindhya is located in the southern portion of it.