Peninsular Plateaus India
| Shillong Plateau |
- A part of Peninsular Deccan Plateau, made of Garo, Khasi & Jaintia Hills & home ground of Shillong city
- World’s highest rainfall receiving point Mawsynram is situated here
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| Chhotanagpur Plateau |
- Covers NE part of Peninsular plateau including Jharkhand, parts of Chhattisgarh & WB, with highest Peak Parasnath
- Famous as Patland plateau & known as ruhr of India due to large mineral deposits
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| Malwa Plateau |
- Located on north of Narmada rift valley & part of central Highland made up of granite & gneiss
- A dissected lava plateau covered with black soil, famous for production of cotton
- Northern part of this plateau has been transformed into Badland by river chambal & it’s tributeries
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| Deccan Plateau |
- Lies to the south of Tapi river, Deccan plateau is majorly a lava region made up of basalt, whose erosion has led to the formation of black soil
- Largest plateau of Indian peninsula, famous for the cultivation of cotton
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| Telangana Plateau
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- A part of deccan plateau, located on north of river krishna
- Lies in the rain shadow region of south west monsoon, have mainly dry thorn forests
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| Karnataka Plateau |
- Located on the south of deccan lava region, Built of Malnad region in west (Western Ghats) & Raichur Maidan in east.
- Bababudan hills (Famous for iron ores) are located in this plateau
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| Bundelkhand Plateau |
- Spreads along the borders of UP & MP
- Has been transformed into ravines by extensive erosional activities of river Chambal & its tributeries
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| Dandakaranya Plateau |
- Spreading in parts of Chhatisgarh & Odisha, contains igneous & metamorphic rocks of Archaen period
- River Indravati & Mahandi flows through this plateau & is largely inhabited by Gond tribes
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