The narmada river flows westwards in the depression between the vindhya and satpura ranges which define the northern spur of the deccan plateau. South india is a peninsula in the shape of an inverted triangle bound by the arabian sea on the west by the bay of bengal on the east and vindhya and satpura ranges on the north. The average height of the plateau is 600 900 m above sea level varies from region to region.
It covers a total area of about 16 lakh sq km india as a whole is 32 lakh sq km. Apex of the triangular plateau is at kanniyakumari. Peninsular plateau features of the peninsular plateau roughly triangular in shape with its base coinciding with the southern edge of the great plain of north india.
The collection consists of more than 14 000 specimens of vascular plants and lichens. This herbarium is recognized internationally by the acronym jcb. Indian institute of science houses a herbarium of a fairly large number of specimens of native and naturalized plants collected by many taxonomists and researchers from india and abroad.
Some geographers refer to the peninsula as a subcontinent due to its sheer size and its isolation from the rest of the continent of asia. The indian peninsula is also referred to as the deccan peninsula and is one of the oldest landmasses on earth. The uplands areas of higher landmass form a.
The plateau covers 422 000 square kilometres 163 000 sq mi 43 percent of india s landmass. It extends over eight indian states principally telangana maharashtra andhra pradesh karnataka kerala and tamil nadu. The deccan plateau is a large plateau that covers most of south india it is triangular surrounded by three mountain ranges.
It is actually a topographically variegated region that extends well beyond the peninsula that portion of the country lying between the arabian sea and the bay of bengal and includes a substantial area to the north of the vindhya range which has. The remainder of india is designated not altogether accurately as either the deccan plateau or peninsular india. India india the deccan.
Deccan definition the entire peninsula of india s of the narmada river.
Deccan peninsula of india. The deccan plateau is a topographically variegated region located south of the gangetic plains the portion lying between the arabian sea and the bay of bengal and includes a substantial area to the north of the satpura range which has popularly been regarded as the divide between northern india and the deccan the plateau is bounded on the east and west by the ghats while its northern. Deccan the entire southern peninsula of india south of the narmada river marked centrally by a high triangular tableland. The name derives from the sanskrit daksina south. The plateau is bounded on the east and west by the ghats escarpments that meet at the plateau s southern tip.
The plateau is bounded on the east and west by the ghats escarpments that meet at the plateau s southern tip. The name derives from the sanskrit daksina south. Deccan the entire southern peninsula of india south of the narmada river marked centrally by a high triangular tableland.
The deccan plateau is a topographically variegated region located south of the gangetic plains the portion lying between the arabian sea and the bay of bengal and includes a substantial area to the north of the satpura range which has popularly been regarded as the divide between northern india and the deccan the plateau is bounded on the east and west by the ghats while its northern.
