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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Eastern Ghats

India's eastern highland corridor; discontinuous hills running along the Bay of Bengal coast

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Key Facts

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Discontinuous range from Odisha through Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu

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Highest peak: Jindhagada (1,690 m) in Andhra Pradesh

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Rich tribal homeland: home to Kondhs, Sora, Gadaba, Bondas โ€” some of India's most ancient communities

Unlike the continuous Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats are cut by rivers into separate hill ranges

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Geography

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

Key Year

1900

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India's eastern highland corridor; discontinuous hills running along the Bay of Bengal coast