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The southern part of India is called peninsula.right or wrong

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Answered by ramya2316
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Answer:

THE SOUTHERN INDIA is called PENINSULA because it is surrounded by 3 SEAS. peninsula-a landmass surrounded by water at three sides. Th southern part of India is known as a peninsula as it is covered with water on all 3 sides.

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Answered by nikitasingh79
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The southern part of India is called the peninsula, is right.

Explanation:

  • The Southern Peninsula lies to the south of the Northern Plains. It is a triangular-shaped landform that is made up of hard igneous and metamorphic rocks.
  • The water bounds a peninsula on its three sides the Arabian Sea on the west , the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Bay of Bengal on the east.
  • The Southern Peninsula is the oldest part of the Indian subcontinent.  
  • The Southern Peninsula region has two subdivisions, the plateau, and the coastal plains.
  • The peninsular plateau is divided by the Narmada River into two parts- the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau.
  • The Central Highland includes the Malwa Plateau and the Chota Nagpur plateau.
  • The Malwa Plateau is flanked on the north-west by the Aravalli ranges. It spreads across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
  • The Chota Nagpur Plateau in eastern India covers much of Jharkhand state and adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh.
  • The Deccan Plateau lies south of the Vindhya and the Satpura ranges and covering most of the Indian peninsula.
  • Several rivers flow through the Deccan Plateau. River Narmada and Tapi flowing westwards, fall into the Arabian Sea.
  • Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Cauvery are east-flowing rivers that fall into the Bay of Bengal.
  • The Godavari (1415 km) is the longest river of the Deccan Plateau.

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