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๐ฎ๐ณ Indian Geography
๐ฎ๐ณ Deccan Plateau
India's vast volcanic plateau; shaped the subcontinent's history and economy
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๐ฎ๐ณ Key Facts
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Covers ~43% of India; bounded by Western Ghats (west), Eastern Ghats (east)
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Deccan Traps: one of the largest volcanic events in Earth's history (66 million years ago)
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Source of India's major rivers: Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery flow east across the plateau
Deccan Traps โ volcanic eruptions 66 million years ago may have contributed to dinosaur extinction
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๐ฎ๐ณ Indian Geography
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
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1800
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India's vast volcanic plateau; shaped the subcontinent's history and economy