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The Deccan is a plateau region extending over an area of 422,000 km 2 (163,000 sq mi) and occupies the majority of the Indian peninsula. It is shaped like an inverted triangle with its upper boundary at the Narmada River basin near the Vindhya-Satpura ranges and the lower boundary at the northern fringes of Tamil Nadu in the south.
The Ganges–Brahmaputra system occupies most of northern, central, and eastern India, while the Deccan Plateau occupies most of southern India. Kangchenjunga, in the Indian state of Sikkim, is the highest point in India at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) and the world's third highest peak.
Doli Gutta is a peak in the northern part of the Deccan Plateau. It is located at the border of Mulugu district [ 2 ] in Telangana and Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh , India . [ 1 ]
The Deccan plateau, covering the major portion of the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, is the vast elevated region bound by the C-shape defined by all these mountain ranges. No major elevations border the plateau to the east, and it slopes gently from the Western Ghats to the eastern coast.
Parasnath is the highest peak in the Chota Nagpur Plateau. [19] Madhya Pradesh: Dhupgarh: Satpura Range: 1,352 4,435 Dhupgarh is the highest peak in the Satpura Range. [20] Chhattisgarh: Nandiraj Bailadila Range section of the Deccan Plateau: 1,276 4,186
The Central Highlands of India is a large geological structure and biogeographic region located between the Deccan plateau and the Indo-Gangetic plains consisting of number of mountain ranges, including Vindhya and Aravali ranges, and the Chota Nagpur and Malwa plateaus. [1] It is the single most important feature of Central India.
Only twin-pinnacled peak with plateau in between. 12: Rajgad: 1,376: Pune Range: Pune: Formerly known as Murumdev, it was capital of the Maratha Empire during the rule of Shivaji for almost 26 years, after which he moved the capital to Raigad. 13: Sinhagad: 1,302: Pune Range: Pune: Location of the renowned Battle of Sinhagad. 14: Ratangad ...
Naneghat, also referred to as Nanaghat or Nana Ghat (IAST: Nānāghaṭ), is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range between the Konkan coast and the ancient town of Junnar in the Deccan plateau. The pass is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Pune and about 165 kilometres (103 mi) east from Mumbai , Maharashtra , India . [ 2 ]