Eastern Ghats

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The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains running along India’s eastern coast, known for their ancient rock formations, biodiversity-rich forests, and role in influencing the climate and river systems of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
biodiversityHotspot yes
climate tropical monsoon
contains scrub forests
tropical dry deciduous forests
tropical moist deciduous forests
country India
crossedBy Kaveri
surface form: Cauvery River

Godavari
surface form: Godavari River

Krishna River
Mahanadi River
drainedBy Kaveri
surface form: Cauvery River

Godavari
surface form: Godavari River

Krishna River
Mahanadi River
extendsThrough Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Orissa
surface form: Odisha

Tamil Nadu
Telangana
geologicalAge Precambrian
geology gneiss
granite
khondalite
hasProtectedArea Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
Papikonda National Park
Satkosia Tiger Reserve
Seshachalam Hills
surface form: Seshachalam Hills Reserve

Simlipal National Park
Sri Venkateswara National Park
highestElevation about 1680 metres
highestPeak Arma Konda
importantFor regional rainfall patterns
watershed functions
influences climate of eastern India
east-flowing river systems of India
knownFor ancient rock formations
biodiversity-rich forests
discontinuous hill ranges
locatedIn Eastern Ghats self-linksurface differs
eastern India
orientation north–south
partOf Peninsular India
runsAlong eastern coast of India
separatedBy plains
river valleys
separatedFrom Western Ghats
threatenedBy deforestation
mining
shifting cultivation

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South India hasMountainRange Eastern Ghats
Vizagapatam partOf Eastern Ghats
this entity surface form: Eastern Ghats coastal region
Vizagapatam hasHillRange Eastern Ghats
Deccan Plateau boundedBy Eastern Ghats
Indravati sourceRegion Eastern Ghats
Sri Venkateswara National Park partOf Eastern Ghats
this entity surface form: Eastern Ghats hill ranges
Seshachalam Hills locatedIn Eastern Ghats
Seshachalam Hills partOf Eastern Ghats
this entity surface form: Eastern Ghats mountain range
Mahanadi River sourceMountainRange Eastern Ghats
this entity surface form: Eastern Ghats foothills
Eastern Ghats locatedIn Eastern Ghats self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Arma Konda
Chota Nagpur Plateau borderedBy Eastern Ghats
Srisailam hillRange Eastern Ghats
Kuvi region Eastern Ghats
Nallamala Hills partOf Eastern Ghats
Indrakeeladri Hill partOf Eastern Ghats
ancient Tamilakam geographicalFeature Eastern Ghats
subject surface form: Ancient Tamilakam
Visakhapatnam district hasHillRange Eastern Ghats
Penna River crossesGeologicalRegion Eastern Ghats
Dandakaranya forest borderedBy Eastern Ghats
Deccan region boundedBy Eastern Ghats
Papi Hills (Papikondalu) region on Godavari partOf Eastern Ghats
subject surface form: Papi Hills
Papi Hills region isPartOf Eastern Ghats
this entity surface form: Eastern Ghats region