Question

Difference between western ghats and eastern ghats....

Answer 1

1. Direction: Western Ghats runs parallel to the western coast in a north-south direction from the Tapi River to Kanayakumari. But Eastern Ghats runs in a north-east to south-west direction parallel to the eastern coast from Orissa to the Nilgiri hills.
2. Width: Western Ghat’s average width is 50 to 80 km. But Eastern Ghat’s width varying from 100 to 200 km.
3. Source of rivers: Western Ghats is source of many large rivers which flow in the Peninsular India. But no big river originates from the Eastern Ghats.

Answer 2

Western Ghats -

Western Ghat mark the Western age of the Deccan Plateau.

They are continuous and can only be crossed through passes only, example Palghat, bhor Ghat etc.

They lie parallel to The Western coast along the Arabian Sea.

Eastern Ghats -

Eastern Ghat mark the Eastern age of Deccan Plateau.

they are discontinuous and irregular and have been dissected By The Rivers draining into to the Bay of Bengal.

They lie along the eastern coast along the Bay of Bengal.