Eastern Ghats
| Eastern Ghats | |
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| Pallavamandala mountains Malayadri Mountains |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Arma Konda |
| Elevation | 1,680 metres (5,512 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| States | Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu |
| Regions | Eastern India and South India |
| Settlements | |
| Biome | Forests |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Iron, Steel and Limestone |
The Eastern Ghats or Kizhakku thodarchi malaigal or Pūrva Ghaṭ, (ta:கிழக்கு தொடர்ச்சி மலை) (Hindi: पूर्व घाट) also known as Mahendra Parvatam in the south, are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats run from the northern Odisha through Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka. They are eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of peninsular India, known as the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri.
The mountain ranges run parallel to the Bay of Bengal. The Deccan Plateau lies to the west of the range, between the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. The coastal plains, including the Coromandel Coast region, lie between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. The Eastern Ghats are not as high as the Western Ghats.
The Eastern Ghats are older than the Western Ghats, and have a complex geologic history related to the assembly and breakup of the ancient supercontinent of Rodinia and the assembly of the Gondwana supercontinent.
The Eastern Ghats are made up of charnockites, granite gneiss, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite rock formations. The structure of the Eastern Ghats includes thrusts and strike-slip faults all along its range. Limestone, bauxite and iron ore are found in the Eastern Ghats hill ranges.
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