These are coral-origin islands It is the extension of mid-oceanic ridges. 8 Degree Channel separates islands of Minicoy and Maldives. 9 Degree Channel separates the island of Minicoy from the main Lakshadweep archipelago. It consists of 25 small islands. Islands … Continue reading →

They are continental islands of the Bay of Bengal. They were formed due to collision between the Indian Plate and the Burma minor. They are southward extensions of Arakan Yoma range (Myanmar). This archipelago is composed of around 265 big … Continue reading →

Basics Extending from the Subarnarekha river along the West Bengal-Odisha border to Kanniyakumari. Division of Eastern Coastal Plain Utkal Plain The Utkal Plain comprises coastal areas of Odisha including the Mahanadi delta. Lie between Brahmani and Mahanadi rivers. The most … Continue reading →

Basics The west coast strip extends from the Gulf of Cambay (Gulf of Khambhat) in the north to Cape Comorin (Kanniyakumari). It is made up of alluvium brought down by the short streams originating from the Western Ghats. These are … Continue reading →

The Eastern Ghats run almost parallel to the east coast of India leaving broad plains between their base and the coast. It is a chain of highly broken and detached hills starting from the Mahanadi in Odisha to the Vagai … Continue reading →

Basics Also called Sahyadri Geologically extends from Gujarat to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Form western edge of Deccan plateau. They run from Tapi valley to a little north of Kanyakumari for a distance of 1600 km. The are steep sided … Continue reading →

Satpura range is a series of seven mountains ( sat – seven and pura – mountain) Satpura is taller than the Vindhyas. It runs in an east-west direction, south of the Vindhyas and in between the Narmada and Tapi, roughly … Continue reading →

The Vindhya Range, overlooking Narmada valley rises as an escarpment (a long, steep slope at the edge of a plateau  or separating areas of land at different heights) lying adjacent to the northern edges of Narmada – Son Trough. It … Continue reading →

They are aligned in a north-east to south-west direction. They run for about 800 km between Delhi and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, with the width and the height decreasing from Gujarat to Delhi. They are one of the oldest fold mountains … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →