what do you mean by western and eastern ghats
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The Western Ghats lie on the western margin of the Deccan Plateau. The Eastern Ghats lie on the eastern margin of the Deccan Plateau. The Western Ghats are higher in elevation. Their average elevation is from 900 to 1600 metres. The Eastern Ghats are lower in elevation.
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Western Ghats
1. There are different local names of Western Ghats:
Sahyadri in Maharashtra
Nilgiri hills in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Anaimalai hills and Cardamom hills in Kerala
2. Western Ghats are elevated and continuous range of mountains
3. The average elevation of Western Ghats is about 1,500 m
4. Western Ghat is the origin of various Peninsular rivers
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Eastern Ghats
1. Eastern Ghat is discontinuous and low-height mountain ranges
2. Rivers like Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi, Godavari erode Eastern Ghats
3. Javadi hills, Palconda range, Nallamala hills, Mahendragiri hills make some of the important mountainous hills of Eastern Ghats
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