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The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. Its capital was Ibadan, which was the capital of the old region. The largest ethnic group here are the Yoruba. In 1976, the state was subdivided into three new states, Ogun, Ondo and Oyo.
The name Western Ghats derives from the word ghat and the cardinal direction in which it is located with respect to the Indian mainland. Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context, could either refer to a range of stepped hills such as the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats, or a series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf.
Dhimbam Ghat Road – A 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) road with 27 hairpin bends, located along the Western Ghats and close to the Eastern Ghats. The road from Bannari to Dhimbam is a part of National Highway 948, which cuts across Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary in Erode district.
The tropical savanna climate, characterized by distinct rainy and dry seasons, dominates western to central Nigeria. It has a single peak in the summer and consistently high temperatures above 18 °C or 64.4 °F. Abuja, Nigeria's capital, experiences a temperature range of 18.45 to 36.9 °C (65.2 to 98.4 °F). [9]
Anamudi, on the right, is the highest peak of the Western Ghats at 2,695 m (8,842 ft) Nilgiris, a part of Western Ghats at Masinangudi, Tamil Nadu Nilambur Mukurthi Peak Indian top cool peak Kerala, Nilagiri Tamil Nadu Vagamon Hills with shola vegetation Kodachadri Hills Chembra Peak covered with mist Banasura Hill with cloud covered Illikkal Kallu Malleswaran in a distant vision Varayadumotta ...
The name Eastern Ghats derives from the word ghat and the cardinal direction in which it is located with respect to the Indian mainland. Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context, could either refer to a range of stepped hills such as the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats, or a series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf.
The ancient Sapta Konkan was a larger geographical area that extended from Gujarat to Kerala and included the whole region of coastal Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka Tulunad. [1] However, this segment overlaps the Konkan, Tulunad coast and Malabar coast continuum; and usually corresponds to the southernmost and northernmost stretches of these ...
The Western Ghats extend from the southern portion of the valley of the River Tāpi along the Malabar Coast to Cape Comorin. The range is divided by Pālghāt Gap (40 km/25 mi wide); the section north of the division is 1,300 km (810 mi) long and that to the south of the gap is 320 km (200 mi). In many sections, the range is separated only by a ...