Question

describe the penisular plateau of india

Answer 1

The Peninsular plateau is a tableland. It is composed of the old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks. ThePeninsular plateau is considered the oldest land mass as it was formed due to the drifting of the Gondwana land. The plateau consists of broad and shallow valleys and rounded hills.

Answer 2

penisular Plateau[1] is a large plateau in southern India. It rises to 100 metres (330 ft) in the north, and to more than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) in the south, forming a raised triangle within the downward-pointing triangle of the Indian subcontinent's coastline.[2]

Deccan PlateauPlateau



The penisular Plateau covers parts of central and southern India.

CountryIndiaRiversGodavari, Krishna, Kaveri

It extends over eight Indian states and encompasses a wide range of habitats, covering most of central and southern India.[3]

The plateau is located between two mountain ranges, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, each of which rises from its respective nearby coastal plain, and almost converge at the southern tip of India. It is separated from the Gangetic plain to the north by the Satpura and Vindhya Ranges, which form its northern boundary. The Deccan produced some of the major dynasties in Indian history Pallavas, Satavahana, Vakataka, Chalukya, and Rashtrakutadynasties; the Western Chalukya, Kakatiya Empire, Vijayanagara and Marathaempires; and the Muslim Bahmani Sultanate, Deccan Sultanate, and the Nizam of Hyderabad.