Western Ghats
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The Western Ghats is a mountain range running parallel to India’s western coast, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity, dense forests, and role as a major watershed for many of the subcontinent’s important rivers.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Ghats region | 2 |
| Anamudi | 0 |
| Anamudi region of Western Ghats | 1 |
| Western Ghats (shared) | 1 |
| Western Ghats World Heritage Site | 1 |
| Western Ghats foothills near Coimbatore | 1 |
| Western Ghats mountain range | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
biodiversity hotspot ⓘ mountain range ⓘ |
| causes | orographic rainfall on westward slopes ⓘ |
| contains |
Anaimalai Hills
ⓘ
Cardamom Hills ⓘ Nilgiri Hills ⓘ Anaimalai Hills ⓘ
surface form:
Sahyadri range
montane grasslands ⓘ shola forests ⓘ tropical evergreen forests ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designatedAs | UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012 ⓘ |
| elevation | 2695 m ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Gujarat ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
Great hornbill
ⓘ
King cobra ⓘ Lion-tailed macaque ⓘ Malabar civet ⓘ Nilgiri tahr ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Anamudi ⓘ |
| importantFor | water security of peninsular India ⓘ |
| influences | Indian monsoon climate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense forests
ⓘ
exceptional biodiversity ⓘ high endemism ⓘ |
| localName | Sahyadri ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| majorWatershedFor |
Godavari
ⓘ
surface form:
Godavari River
Kaveri ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River
Krishna River ⓘ Periyar River ⓘ Tungabhadra River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Deccan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular Plateau of India
|
| passesThrough |
Goa
ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ Kerala ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| rainShadowEffectOn | interior Deccan Plateau ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the eight hottest biodiversity hotspots in the world ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo | western coast of India ⓘ |
| separates |
Arabian Sea coastal plains
ⓘ
Deccan Plateau ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ plantations and agriculture expansion ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Western Ghats region
this entity surface form:
Western Ghats foothills near Coimbatore
this entity surface form:
Western Ghats (shared)
this entity surface form:
Western Ghats World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Anamudi region of Western Ghats
this entity surface form:
Western Ghats mountain range
subject surface form:
Bhavani River
this entity surface form:
Western Ghats region
subject surface form:
Bhavani River
subject surface form:
Krishna River