Question

difference between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats

Answer 1

Eastern Ghats is a stretch of mountain ranges that are not continuous.

Start from the northern tip of Orissa to the Southern tip of Tamil Nadu passing through Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and some parts of Wayanad in Kerala.

Composition of rock is varied from Hard Granite, Quartz, Metamorphic, etc.

Run parallel almost North to South to the east coast of India also known as the Coromandel coast.

Have many breaks in the stretch giving rise to various deltas of rivers that originate in Western Ghats, e.g., Godavari, Cauvery, Krishna, Etc.

Western Ghats are more or less continuous.

Originating from Valsad in Gujarat to Southern tip of Kerala, except for a 30–40 KM gap known as South Palaghat Gap.

Rock consists of mostly Laterite, with an occasional outcrop of Granite.

Run continuously parallel to the west coast of India known as the Konkan coast, Malabar coast, etc.

Very Few breaks along the stretch and these give rise to estuaries, e.g., Tapati, Narmada, etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

WESTERN GHATS EASTERN GHATS

•They mark the •They mark the

Western edge of the Eastern edge of the

Deccan plateau. Deccan plateau.

•Continuous •Discontinuous and

irregular.

•Average elevation •Average elevation is is 900 to 1600 m. 600 m.

• Lie parallel to the •Lie parallel to the Western coast along Eastern coast along the Arabian sea. the Bay of Bengal.

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