Tag: physical geography of tamil nadu

Geographically, Tamil Nadu may be divided into four physical divisions.

 The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. Their highest point is the mountain of Doddabetta, height 2,637 m. The district is contained mainly within the Nilgiri Mountains range. The administrative headquarters is located at Ooty (Ootacamund or Udhagamandalam).

Annapurna peak--Annapurna is a massif in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes one peak over 8,000 metres (26,000 ft).

Gurushikar peak-- Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres .

Gangotri peak-- It is in  Uttarakhand. Gangotri I (6672m) is the tallest peak of the Gangotri massif which has 3 peaks above 6000m, it is part of the Gangotri group of mountains in Garhwal Himalaya.

The valley between Thekkadi hills, Varshanadu hills and Kodaikanal hills is known as Kambam valley. This valley is considered as the green valley of Tamil Nadu.

The Western hilly region is much more complex than the Eastern Ghats.

Though the Western Ghats is a continuous range, it has a gap of 25 km at Palghat. To the south of Palghat gap, hills such as Andipatti, Elamalai and Agathiya malai are found.

The average height of the Western hilly region is from 1000 m to 1500 m.

From the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu and Anaimalai hills of Kerala, an offshoot runs at a height of 1500 m to 2000 m in the east. These are called Palani hills.