• Location: Southern Western Ghats (Kerala and Tamil Nadu)
  • Peak: Agasthyarkoodam
  • Fact: Part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
  • Ecological Significance: Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot
  • Vegetation: Tropical evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous and montane forests.
  • Key Fauna: Nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque and Nilgiri langur.

 

Source: The Hindu

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