East Ghats [2] ( Hindi पूर्वी घाट ) - a mountain system east of the Deccan Plateau, stretching along the Indian coast of the Bay of Bengal .
| Eastern Ghats | |
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| Hindi पूर्वी घाट | |
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| Specifications | |
| Square | 262,673 km² |
| Length | 1131 km |
| Width | 1053 km |
| Highest point | |
| Highest peak | Devodi Munda |
| Highest point | 1680 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Regions | Andhra Pradesh , Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Karnataka |
The Eastern Ghats are divided into several medium-high and low-mountain ranges ( Nallamal , Velikonda , Palkonda , Shevara ) up to 1680 m high , separated by valleys of large rivers . The eastern slopes, at the foot of which the Bay of Bengal is located, are steeper than the western [3] [4] .
The mountains are covered with monsoon forests . Tea and coffee plantations are also located on the slopes of the mountains.
The Eastern Ghats connect with the Western Ghats in the south in the Nilgiri Mountains .
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 113. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- ↑ Eastern Ghats // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 126.
- ↑ Eastern Ghats // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- ↑ Eastern Ghats