Geography of Karnataka

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Karnataka is situated in the Deccan Plateau and is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the east and southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is situated at the angle where the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats of South India converge into the Nilgiri Hills.

The state has three principal physical zones;

• The coastal strip, between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, which is lowland, with moderate to high rainfall levels. This strip is around 320 km in length and 48-64 km wide.
• The Western Ghats, a mountain range inland from the Arabian Sea, rising to about 900 m average height, and with moderate to high rainfall levels.
• The Deccan Plateau, comprising the main inland region of the state, which is drier and verging on the semi-arid. The humidity in these plains or maidans never exceeds 50%.

Karnataka has one of the highest average elevations of Indian states at 1,500 feet. The highest recorded temperature was 45.6 C (114.08 F) at Raichur on May 23, 1928. The lowest recorded temperature was 2.8 C (37.04 F) at Bidar on December 16, 1918. ^[1]

Contents 1 Lanforms of Karnataka 1.1 The Deccan plateau 1.1.1 North Karnataka 1.1.2 South Karnataka 1.2 Western Ghats(malenadu) 1.3 Coastal Karnataka 1.3.1 South Canara 1.3.2 North Canara 2 Climate 3 Districts 4 Mountains 5 Rivers and waterfalls 6 References

[edit] Lanforms of Karnataka

[edit] The Deccan plateau

[edit] North Karnataka

[edit] South Karnataka

[edit] Western Ghats(malenadu)

[edit] Coastal Karnataka

[edit] South Canara

[edit] North Canara

[edit] Climate

[edit] Districts

[edit] Mountains

[edit] Rivers and waterfalls

[edit] References

1. ^ Karnataka Temperatures. Karnataka.com Website. Retrieved on July 20, 2005.