Satpura Range

Satpura Range
Satpura ranges near Nandurbar, Maharashtra
Highest point
PeakDhupgarh
Elevation1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Coordinates22°27′2″N 78°22′14″E / 22.45056°N 78.37056°E / 22.45056; 78.37056
Geography
Map
Country India
StatesMadhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat
RiversNarmada, Mahanadi and Tapti
Range coordinates21°59′N 74°52′E / 21.983°N 74.867°E / 21.983; 74.867
Geology
Orogenya study

The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east–west ranges divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain of northern India and the Deccan Plateau of the south. The Narmada River originates from north-eastern end of Satpura in Amarkantak, and runs in the depression between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges, draining the northern slope of the Satpura range, running west towards the Arabian Sea. The Tapti River originates in the eastern-central part of Satpura, crossing the range in the center and running west at the range's southern slopes before meeting the Arabian Sea at Surat, draining the central and southern slopes of the range. Multai, the place of Tapti river origin is located about 465 kilometer far, south-westerly to Amarkantak, separated across by the hill range. The Godavari River and its tributaries drain the Deccan plateau, which lies south of the range, and the Mahanadi River drains the easternmost portion of the range. The Godavari and Mahanadi rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal. At its eastern end, the Satpura range meets the hills of the Chotanagpur Plateau. The Satpura Range is a horst mountain and is flanked by Narmada Graben in the north and much smaller but parallel Tapi Graben in the south.[1][2]

  1. ^ Valdiya, K. S. (26 November 2015). The Making of India: Geodynamic Evolution. Springer. ISBN 9783319250298.
  2. ^ Valdiya, K.S.; Sanwal, Jaishri (1 January 2017). Satpura Horst and Narmada–Tapi Grabens. Vol. 22. pp. 237–247. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-63971-4.00010-4. ISBN 9780444639714. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

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