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⛰️ Mountain Ranges
🇮🇳 Western Ghats
India's biodiversity treasure; UNESCO World Heritage mountain chain
India 2012 Mountain Ranges
⛰️ Key Facts
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1,600 km along India's west coast from Gujarat to Kerala
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (2012) — 325 globally threatened species found here
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Controls India's monsoon — intercepts SW monsoon giving heavy rain to west coast
Older than the Himalayas; one of the world's 8 "hottest" biodiversity hotspots
Quick Reference
Category
⛰️ Mountain Ranges
Country / Region
🇮🇳 India
Key Year
2012
About
India's biodiversity treasure; UNESCO World Heritage mountain chain