Beautiful Western Ghats View From Tamilanadu Boarder |

Beautiful Western Ghats

The mountain range that runs along the west coast of peninsular India from Tamil Nadu through Kerala, Karnataka and Goa to Maharashtra is known as the Western Ghats and is well known for its majestic beauty. It is also among the top eight biodiversity hotspots in the world.

The Western Ghats (a mountain range at the western edge of the Deccan plateau; ghat means “pass” in Marathi) run almost continuously for 400 miles (640 km) north-south, with the foothills reaching to within 4 miles (6.4 km) of the Arabian Sea. So it is called Ghats.

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 perform important hydrological and watershed functions. Approximately 245 million people live in the peninsular Indian states that receive most of their water supply from rivers originating in the Western Ghats. Thus, the soil and water of this region sustain the livelihoods of millions of people.

List of Animals Live in the Western Ghats

Black Panther

Indian Elephants

Indian Bison

Bengal Tiger

Indian Leopard

Indian Wild Dog

Lion Tailed Macaque

Indian Giant Squirrel.

                   Western Ghat View from Kerala-Tamilnadu Boarder