wastern Ghats

#Hills_Range

#waster_Ghats

▪️The Western Ghats extend along the West Coast of India covering area of 150,000 square kilometres.

▪️ cover six state- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala 

▪️It is a UNESCO world Heritage site.

▪️It is one of the hottest hotspots of biological diversity.

▪️The significance of Western Ghats is that along with its rich biodiversity, it also supports a rich environment dependent civilisation of several thousand years

▪️ local names 

🔹Sahyadri - Maharashtra

🔹Nilgiri hills - Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

🔹Anaimalai hills and Cardamom hills - Kerala

▪️highest peak-Anaimudi kerala