The peninsula foundation tpf is an independent non profit non partisan public policy research think tank established to promote innovative thinking and stimulate critical debate on issues of governance international affairs and economic and technological sovereignty. 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. Khandesh and satpura maikal ranges.
The peninsular plateau is the most extensive geomorphological entity on the subcontinent and can be divided into the following meso regions or regions of the second order. Regions in the plateau. It is followed in order of size by yemen oman the united arab emirates kuwait qatar and bahrain.
The largest political division of the region is saudi arabia. Arabia peninsular region together with offshore islands located in the extreme southwestern corner of asia. 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 scandinavian peninsula along with the islands encompasses present day sweden norway and the.
Scandinavia also sometimes refers to the scandinavian peninsula or to the broader region including finland and iceland which is always known locally as the nordic countries. South india peninsular india. Indian subcontinent and south asia.
Most of the wetlands are directly or indirectly linked to india s river networks. From ones in the ladakh region in the state of jammu and kashmir to the ones in the wet and humid climate of peninsula india. India s wetland ecosystem is widely distributed from the cold and arid.
Geographical barriers kept the southern peninsula aloof from the north for many centuries.
Peninsula region of india. The peninsular india comprises the diverse topological and climatic patterns of south india. The peninsula is in shape of a vast inverted triangle bounded on the west by the arabian sea on the east by the bay of bengal and on the north by the vindhya and satpura ranges the line created by the narmada river and mahanadi river is the traditional boundary between northern and southern india. The peninsula is flanked by the eastern and the western ghats. The nilgiri hills form the southern point of the plateau.
The deccan plateau is the oldest part of india with rocks more than 600 million years old.
The deccan plateau is the oldest part of india with rocks more than 600 million years old. The nilgiri hills form the southern point of the plateau. The peninsula is flanked by the eastern and the western ghats.
The peninsula is in shape of a vast inverted triangle bounded on the west by the arabian sea on the east by the bay of bengal and on the north by the vindhya and satpura ranges the line created by the narmada river and mahanadi river is the traditional boundary between northern and southern india. The peninsular india comprises the diverse topological and climatic patterns of south india.
