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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Ghats canonical | 19 |
| Eastern Ghats coastal region | 1 |
| Eastern Ghats foothills | 1 |
| Eastern Ghats hill ranges | 1 |
| Eastern Ghats mountain range | 1 |
| Eastern Ghats region | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eastern Ghats coastal region
this entity surface form:
Eastern Ghats hill ranges
this entity surface form:
Eastern Ghats mountain range
this entity surface form:
Eastern Ghats foothills
subject surface form:
Arma Konda
subject surface form:
Ancient Tamilakam
subject surface form:
Papi Hills
this entity surface form:
Eastern Ghats region