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Ghats

[gawts, gots]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. Eastern Ghats.

  2. Western Ghats.



Ghats

/ ɡɔːts /

plural noun

  1. See Eastern Ghats Western Ghats

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The Western Ghats, lush southern highlands stretching through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, remain a key stronghold with nearly 12,00 elephants.

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In the 990s, he led his armies over the Western Ghats, the range of hills that shelter India's west coast, and burned the ships of his enemies while they were at port.

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While filming a wildlife documentary in India's western ghats, Robin Darius Conz saw a tiger on a hillside overlooking a town.

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Wayanad, a hilly district which is part of the Western Ghats mountain range, is prone to landslides during the monsoon season.

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They are indigenous to the Southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India, where they can be found on the rocks, in the trees and even on the sides of buildings.

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