Periyar Plateau
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Periyar Plateau is a highland region in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, known for its dense evergreen forests, rich biodiversity, and the Periyar Tiger Reserve.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eravikulam plateau | 1 |
| Periyar Plateau canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highland region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | important conservation landscape in Western Ghats ⓘ |
| contains |
Periyar River catchment
ⓘ
Periyar Tiger Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Periyar River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tributaries of Periyar River ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Western Ghats montane rain forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsWatershedFor |
Periyar River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tributaries flowing to Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | rich biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
montane evergreen forest
ⓘ
shola-grassland ecosystem ⓘ tropical evergreen forest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ steep escarpments ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Periyar Tiger Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
dense evergreen forests
ⓘ
moist deciduous forests ⓘ semi-evergreen forests ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
Periyar Tiger Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dense evergreen forests ⓘ high species endemism ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Periyar river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cardamom Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Asian elephant
ⓘ
Malabar giant squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilgiri langur NERFINISHED ⓘ endemic Western Ghats birds ⓘ gaur ⓘ lion-tailed macaque NERFINISHED ⓘ sambar deer ⓘ tiger ⓘ |
| usedFor |
eco-tourism activities
ⓘ
nature-based tourism ⓘ wildlife tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.