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Kerala (38,863 km 2; 1.18% of India's land) is situated between the Lakshadweep Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. Kerala's coast runs some 590 km in length, while the state itself varies between 35–120 km in width. Geologically, pre-Cambrian and Pleistocene formations comprise the bulk of Kerala's terrain.
The Kole wetlands lie between 10° 20' N and 10° 40' N latitudes, and 75° 58' E and 76° 11' E longitudes. The Kole wetlands are low lying tracts located 0.5 to 1 metre (1 ft 8 in to 3 ft 3 in) below Mean Sea Level (MSL) and remain submerged for about six months in a year.
Kongu Nadu, also known as Kongu Mandalam, is the geographical region comprising the western and north-western part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in some instances, parts of southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala.
Agastya Mala (or Agasthyamalai or Agastyarkoodam) is one of the peaks in the Western Ghats of Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala, near to the border of Tamilnadu, India. [1] This peak is a part of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve which lies on the border between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu , Tirunelveli district and Kerala ...
Mudumalai National Park lies in the northern part of the range where Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu meet, covering an area of 321 km 2 (124 sq mi). Mukurthi National Park lies in the southwest part of the range, in Kerala, covering an area of 78.5 km 2 (30.3 sq mi), which includes intact shola-grassland mosaic, habitat for the Nilgiri tahr.
Edayilakkad (also spelled Edayilakkadu or Edayilekkadu, is a marshy island situated in Valiyaparamba Panchayath, Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. It is located in the Kavvayi Backwaters, a long, almost isolated, arm of the Arabian Sea. Edayilakkad is noted for its biodiversity and local conservation efforts. [1]
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The average width of the plains vary between 50–100 km (31–62 mi). It traverses the states of Gujarat, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Puducherry . [3] [4] It is narrower than the Eastern Coastal Plains and both the coastal plains meet at Kaniyakumari. [5]