Western Ghats - Wikipedia
The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches 1,600 km (990 mi) along the western coast of the Indian peninsula. Covering an area of 160,000 km 2 (62,000 sq mi), it traverses the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, …
Western Ghats | Mountains, Definition, & Description | Britannica
Oct 7, 2024 · Western Ghats, north–south-running range of mountains or hills in western India that forms the crest of the western edge of the Deccan plateau parallel to the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats are a biodiversity hot spot, a biologically rich but threatened region, and a UNESCO.
Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot - WorldAtlas
Jun 16, 2021 · Also referred to as ‘Sahyadri’, the Western Ghats is a highland region of rolling hills and snow-covered mountains that are about 45 to 65 million years old, and stretch for 1,600 km along the western coast of India.
Ghats | Map, History, Facts, & Mountains | Britannica
Western Ghats. The Western Ghats, which are possibly a fault scarp, are the crest of the western edge of the Deccan plateau. Their steep seaward slopes are deeply dissected by streams and canyonlike valleys, but on the landward side their slopes are …
About the Western Ghats - WWF-India
The hill ranges of the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot, extend along the west coast of India from the river Tapti in the north to the southern tip of India. Their positioning makes the Western Ghats biologically rich and biogeographically unique - …
Exploring India’s Western Ghats - Lonely Planet
Jun 6, 2018 · India’s lush, forest-cloaked Western Ghats are an untamed natural world. Running parallel to the coastline for 995 miles (1600km) all the way from Gujarat to deep-south Tamil Nadu, these hills also home to waves of emerald-green tea plantations and a …
Western Ghats - Indian Culture
The Western Ghats are a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula. The range starts from the state of Gujarat and goes down to Kerala, passing through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
Western Ghats - Natural World Heritage Sites
The Western Ghats provide a ‘last refuge’ for several of Asia’s most iconic large mammals, including elephant, gaur and tiger, as well as unique endangered species such as the lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur monkey and Nilgiri tahr (a type of mountain goat).
Western Ghats | For UNESCO World Heritage Travellers
The Western Ghats is a forested mountain chain that shows high speciation in plant in animal life. It has been formed during the break-up of the supercontinent of Gondwana some 150 million years ago, as the faulted edge of the Deccan Plateau.
Western Ghats - UNESCO World Heritage
Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high montane forest ecosystems influence the Indian monsoon weather pattern.
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