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Complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India.
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Madhya Pradesh
14 linksState in central India.
State in central India.
Madhya Pradesh literally means "Central Province", and is located in the geographic heart of India in between the latitude of 21.6°N–26.30°N and longitude of 74°9'E–82°48'E. The state straddles the Narmada River, which runs east and west between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges; these ranges and the Narmada are the traditional boundaries between the north and south of India.
Narmada River
8 links5th longest river and overall longest west-flowing river in India.
5th longest river and overall longest west-flowing river in India.
It is one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, bordered by the Satpura and Vindhya ranges.
India
6 linksIndia, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), – "Official name: Republic of India.";
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), – "Official name: Republic of India.";
It extends as far north as the Satpura and Vindhya ranges in central India.
Uttar Pradesh
5 linksState in northern India.
State in northern India.
The smaller Vindhya Range and plateau region are in the south.
Malwa
6 linksHistorical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin.
Historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin.
Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range.
Deccan Plateau
3 linksLocated between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river.
Located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river.
To the north, it is bounded by the Satpura and Vindhya Ranges.
Indo-Gangetic Plain
4 links172 e6acre fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India, around half of Pakistan, virtually all of Bangladesh and southern plains of Nepal.
172 e6acre fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India, around half of Pakistan, virtually all of Bangladesh and southern plains of Nepal.
According to Manusmṛti (2.22), 'Aryavarta' is "the tract between the Himalaya and the Vindhya ranges, from the Eastern Sea (Bay of Bengal) to the Western Sea (Arabian Sea)".
Kaimur Range
5 linksKaimur Range (also spelt Kymore) is the eastern portion of the Vindhya Range, about 483 km long, extending from around Katangi in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh to around Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar.
Ganges
5 linksTrans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.
Trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.
The Ganges basin ranges from the Himalaya and the Transhimalaya in the north, to the northern slopes of the Vindhya range in the south, from the eastern slopes of the Aravalli in the west to the Chota Nagpur plateau and the Sunderbans delta in the east.
Gujarat
4 linksState along the western coast of India.
State along the western coast of India.
The eastern borders have fringes of low mountains of India, the Aravalli, Sahyadri (Western Ghats), Vindhya and Saputara.