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'''Ghats''' refer to two converging [[mountain ranges]] in south-eastern [[India]], called the [[Eastern Ghats]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20100115&filename=sci&sec_id=12&sid=1 |title=Eastern Ghats |access-date=2010-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122021816/http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20100115&filename=sci&sec_id=12&sid=1 |archive-date=2010-01-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Western Ghats]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=166278 |title=Western Ghats |access-date=2010-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011141923/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=166278 |archive-date=2012-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> running along the eastern and western [[seaboards]] of the country.<br />
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The Eastern [https://avanigo.com/9-religious-ghats-in-varanasi-you-must-visit/ Ghats]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avanigo.com/9-religious-ghats-in-varanasi-you-must-visit/|title = Varanasi and its Ghats: Unveiling a New Dimension of Life|date = 16 September 2020}}</ref> parallel the [[Coromandel Coast]]. The average elevation of the range is {{convert|600|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level. The Eastern Ghats lie at a distance of {{convert|80|to|240|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the coast, but at Vishākhapatnam they form precipitous escarpments along the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The chief rivers that cut through the mountains are the [[Godāvari]], [[Krishna River|Krishna]], and the [[Kaveri]].<br />
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The Western Ghats extend from the southern portion of the valley of the River Tāpi along the [[Malabar Coast]] to [[Cape Comorin]]. The range is divided by [[Palakkad Gap|Pālghāt Gap]] (40&nbsp;km/25&nbsp;mi wide); the section north of the division is {{convert|1,300|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and that to the south of the gap is {{convert|320|km|mi|abbr=on}}. In many sections, the range is separated only by a narrow strip of land from the coastline. At the northern part of the Western Ghats, the height may vary from {{convert|900|to|1,200|m|ft|abbr=on}}, but in the south they reach a height of {{convert|2,637|m|ft|abbr=on}} at Doda Beta, their highest peak.<br />
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The region between the Eastern and Western Ghats is referred to as the [[Deccan Plateau]]. The east-sloping plateau is protected from the heavier rains by the two ranges, and has a dry season of between six and nine months.<br />
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