Deccan Plateau

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geographical region physiographic region plateau

The Deccan Plateau is a large, elevated region in southern India known for its ancient volcanic geology, rich mineral resources, and major river systems that support extensive agriculture.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Deccan	29
Deccan region	2
Peninsular Plateau of India	2
Deccan (intermittently)	1
Deccan Plateau region of India	1
Karnataka Plateau	1
Western Deccan	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ physiographic region ⓘ plateau ⓘ
boundedBy	Bay of Bengal ⓘ Chota Nagpur Plateau ⓘ Eastern Ghats ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Satpura Range ⓘ Vindhya Range ⓘ Western Ghats ⓘ
climate	semi-arid in interior ⓘ tropical monsoon ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dominantRockType	basalt ⓘ
drainedBy	Bhima River ⓘ Godavari ⓘ surface form: Godavari River Kaveri ⓘ surface form: Kaveri River Krishna River ⓘ Mahanadi River ⓘ Tungabhadra River ⓘ
extendsAcross	Andhra Pradesh ⓘ Chhattisgarh ⓘ Gujarat ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Orissa ⓘ surface form: Odisha Tamil Nadu ⓘ Telangana ⓘ
formedBy	massive volcanic eruptions ⓘ
geologicalFeature	Deccan Traps volcanism ⓘ surface form: Deccan Traps
geologicalOrigin	large igneous province ⓘ
hasAverageElevation	2000 feet ⓘ 600 metres ⓘ
highestPoint	Western Ghats ⓘ surface form: Anamudi region of Western Ghats
historicalRegion	Deccan Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Deccan
historicalSignificance	core area of many South Indian kingdoms ⓘ
influences	monsoon rainfall patterns in peninsular India ⓘ
knownFor	ancient volcanic geology ⓘ black cotton soil ⓘ extensive agriculture ⓘ rich mineral resources ⓘ
locatedIn	South India ⓘ surface form: southern India
majorCrops	cotton ⓘ millets ⓘ oilseeds ⓘ pulses ⓘ rice ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ
partOf	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
richIn	bauxite ⓘ iron ore ⓘ limestone ⓘ manganese ⓘ mica ⓘ
soilType	laterite soil ⓘ regur soil ⓘ