Peninsular Mountains
Relict Peaks · Block Mountains · Converging Ghats
MICRO-REALM 01
Peninsular Mountains
- RELICT & BLOCK MOUNTAINS
- HIGHLY ERODED STRUCTURES
- NO RECENT FOLDING
MICRO-REALM 02
Aravalli Range
- OLDEST FOLD MOUNTAINS
- NOW RESIDUAL / RELICT
- GURUSHIKHAR PEAK (1722M)
MICRO-REALM 03
Vindhyan Range
- STEEP SOUTHERN ESCARPMENT
- NORTH-SOUTH WATER DIVIDE
- SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
MICRO-REALM 04
Satpura Range
- SERIES OF BLOCK MOUNTAINS
- FLANKED BY NARMADA & TAPI
- DHUPGARH HIGHEST PEAK
MICRO-REALM 05
Maikal Range
- EASTERN EXTENSION OF SATPURA
- AMARKANTAK PLATEAU
- RADIAL DRAINAGE ORIGIN
MICRO-REALM 06
Western Ghats
- SAHYADRIS / CONTINUOUS WALL
- BLOCK FAULTING ORIGIN
- OROGRAPHIC RAIN BARRIER
MICRO-REALM 07
Eastern Ghats
- DISCONTINUOUS, BROKEN HILLS
- ERODED BY MAJOR RIVERS
- LOWER AVERAGE ELEVATION
MICRO-REALM 08
Nilgiri Hills
- THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
- CONVERGENCE OF EAST & WEST
- DODA BETTA PEAK (2637M)
MICRO-REALM 09
Anaimalai Hills
- ELEPHANT MOUNTAINS
- SOUTH OF PALGHAT GAP
- ANAIMUDI: HIGHEST IN SOUTH (2695M)
MICRO-REALM 10
Cardamom Hills
- SOUTHERNMOST RANGES
- ELAMALAI / KERALA-TN BORDER
- SPICE PLANTATION ECOLOGY
MICRO-REALM 11
Palghat Gap
- MAJOR PASS IN WESTERN GHATS
- BETWEEN NILGIRI & ANAIMALAI
- CRUCIAL TRANSPORT CORRIDOR
MICRO-REALM 12
Block Faulting
- FORMATION MECHANISM
- SUBSIDENCE OF ADJACENT LAND
- CREATES STEEP ESCARPMENTS