GEOGRAPHY MAHARASHTRA

GEOGRAPHY MAHARASHTRA

Location

1.         Maharashtra occupies the western and central part of the country

2.         long coastline stretching nearly 720 kilometres along the Arabian Sea

3.         Deccan plateau, which is separated from the Konkan coastline by Western Ghats (or the Sahyadri Mountain range) provide a physical backbone to the state on the west

4.         .Satpura Hills along the north and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges on the east serve as its natural borders. 

5.         The state is surrounded by Gujarat to the north west, Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the south east, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the south west.

Area of Maharashtra

1.          Third largest state by area in India. The Western Ghats better known as Sahyadri, are a hilly range running parallel to the coast, at an average elevation of 1,200 metres (4,000 ft).

2.         Kalsubai, a peak in the Sahyadris, near Nashik city is the highest elevated point in Maharashtra.  To the west of these hills lie theKonkan coastal plains, 50–80 kilometres in width. 3. To the east of the Western Ghats lies the flat Deccan Plateau.

4.         Forests comprise 17% of the total area of the state. A majority of the forests are in the eastern and Sahyadri regions of the state.

5.         The main rivers of the state are Krishna, Bhima, Godavari, Tapi-Purna and Wardha-Wainganga.