Maharashtra Plateau
- It forms the northern part of the Deccan Plateau.
- Much of the region is underlain by basaltic rocks of lava origin.
- The area looks like a rolling plain due to weathering.
- The entire area is covered by black cotton soil known as regur soil.
Karnataka Plateau
- Also known as the Mysore Plateau.
- Average elevation is between 600-900 m.
- Highly dissected by numerous rivers rising from the Western Ghats.
- The highest peak (1913 m) is at Mulangiri in Baba Budan Hills.
- Divided into
- Malnad (known as hill country) – It is dissected into deep valleys covered with dense forests.
- Maidan – Formed as a rolling plain with low granite hills.
- The plateau forms the junction between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats in the south and merges with the Nilgiri hills there.
Telangana Plateau
- Its average elevation is 500-600 m.
- The region is drained by three river systems, the Godavari, the Krishna, and the Pennar.