Western Ghats

Where are the Western Ghats located?
The Western Ghats extend from the Satpura Range in the north, stretching from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu. It traverses south through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala.

The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains), is a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 km² in a stretch of 1,600 km parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traverses the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

What is the difference between Eastern and Western Ghats?
The eastern ghats run parallel to the eastern coastal plains of India. Unlike the western ghats, they are discontinuous in nature and is dissected by the rivers that drain into the Bay of Bengal. … It must be noted that the eastern ghats are lower in elevation than the western ghats.

Which state has the highest Western Ghats?
Karnataka, which has the largest share of the Western Ghats identified as ESA, has not even formed the committees that will conduct surveys at district-level, according to sources in the State’s Environment Department.

What is the name of the southernmost part of Western Ghats?
Cape Comorin, rocky headland on the Indian Ocean in Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, forming the southernmost point of the subcontinent. It is the southern tip of the Cardamom Hills, an extension of the Western Ghats range along the west coast of India.

Thal BHOR and PAL Ghats
Highest peak: Anamudi peak (also the highest peak of peninsular India)

Important Passes:

Thal Ghat: links Nasik to Mumbai.

Bhor Ghat: links Mumbai to Pune.

Pal Ghat: connects Kerala to Tamil Nadu (link Kochi to Chennai).

Where does Western and the Eastern Ghats meet?
The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at the Nilgiri Hills.

Which is the largest mountain in Kerala?
The highest peak in the Western Ghats in South Asia among all peaks in western ghats, Anamudi peak is located in Kerala. It has a height of about 8842 feet (2695 metres) above sea level. The place has also earned the name of “Himalayas of the South”. It is a major tourist attraction for Munnar hill station.

UNESCO heritage site
India’s 1,600-km-long Western Ghats, a mountain chain that has forests older than those in the Himalayan range, has been added to a list of world heritage sites by the United Nations. The Western Ghats mountain chain is recognized as one of the world’s eight “hottest hotspots” of biological diversity

Try to solve quizzes: 

Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The Western Ghats extend from the Satpura Range in the north, stretching from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu.
2. The other name of Western Ghats is Sahyadri.
3. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at the Nilgiri Hills.
4. The Western Ghats has been added to a list of world heritage sites by the United Nations.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q. The southernmost hill ranges in India are known as

(a) Nilgiri Hills

(b) Annamalai Hills

(c) Cardamom Hills

(d) Nallamalai Hills

Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Anemia is a condition in which a person lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body’s tissues.
2. The most common cause of anemia is low levels of iron in the body.
3. The share of women who are anaemic increased significantly in 2019-20 compared to 2015-16.
4. The Anemia Mukt Bharat, an initiative of the Ministry of Health and UNICEF, has been launched to reduce the prevalence of Anemia all over India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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