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3 charachteristics of eastern ghat

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Answered by curioussoul
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Characteristics of Eastern Ghats : 
Eastern Ghats are older than Western Ghats. The elevation of eastern ghats is lower than the western ghats. They are are located between 11o 30' and 22o N latitude and 76o 50' and 86o 30 E longitude in a North-East to South-West strike. It covers an total area of around 75,000 sq. km. Sirumalai and Karanthamalai hills of Tamil Nadu lies in the southern most part of the Eastern Ghats. North of Kaveri river are higher Kollimalai, Pachaimalai, Shevaroy, Kalrayan Hills, Palamalai and mettur hills in north Tamil Nadu. 

One of the biggest characteristics of Eastern Ghats lie in its being extremely fertile. In fact, the Ghat is said to be the watershed of many rivers as the Ghat gets higher average waterfall. Due to higher rainfall, the fertile land results into better crops. Often referred as “Estuaries Of India”, Eastern Ghats gift its inhabitant the popular profession of fisheries as its coastal area is full of fishing opportunity. Like Western Ghats, thus, Eastern Ghats also carry a heap of ecological importance. 
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Answered by SwarnimGoyal
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Have low height
River flow from here depends upon rainfall
Average Height is 600m
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