Distinguish between:-
Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
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Answer:
The Western Ghats runs parallel to the western coast in a north-south direction from the Tapi River to Kanyakumari. But the Eastern Ghats runs in a north-east to a south-west direction parallel to the eastern coast from Orissa to the Nilgiri hills. Western Ghat's average width is 50 to 80 km.
WESTERN GHATS
The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri, is a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Elevation: 2,695 m
Area: 160,000 km²
Highest point: Anamudi
Region: Western India
Passes: Palakkad Gap, Kasara ghat, Tamhini Ghat, Naneghat
EASTERN GHATS
The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats run from the northern Odisha through Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka as well as Telangana. Wikipedia
Elevation: 1,690 m
Highest point: Jindhagada Peak
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