Kerala: Revizyonlar arasındaki fark

[[File:Kettuvellam vembanad lake.JPG|200 px|thumb|[[Vembanad]], the largest lake in Kerala|right]]

[[File:Coconut trees and paddy field 02.JPG|thumb|right|200 px|Coconut palms can be found all over Kerala]]

The eastern region of Kerala consists of high mountains, gorges and deep-cut valleys immediately west of the Western Ghats' [[rain shadow]].<ref name=ChattopadhyayFranke2006 /> Forty-one of Kerala's west-flowing rivers,<ref name="Sadasivan2003">{{cite book|author=S. N. Sadasivan|title=River Disputes in India: Kerala Rivers Under Siege|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hhrRboi5kOcC&pg=PA223|accessdate=18 November 2012|year=2003|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-913-3|page=223}}</ref> and three of its east-flowing ones originate in this region.<ref name="Darpan2006">{{cite book|author=Pratiyogita Darpan|title=Pratiyogita Darpan|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QegDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT72|accessdate=18 November 2012|date=September 2006|publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan|page=72}}</ref><ref name="India2008">{{cite book|author=Motilal (UK) Books of India|title=Tourist Guide Kerala|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZYfRBcLdTNYC&pg=PA11|accessdate=18 November 2012|date=1 February 2008|publisher=Sura Books|isbn=978-81-7478-164-2|page=11}}</ref> The Western Ghats form a wall of mountains interrupted only near [[Palakkad]]; hence also known Pal''ghat'', where the [[Palakkad Gap]] breaks through to provide access to the rest of India.<ref name="Gupta2006">{{cite book|author=Om Gupta|title=Encyclopaedia Of India Pakistan & Bangladesh|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VY1nTMBQ9vQC&pg=PA1827|accessdate=18 November 2012|date=1 April 2006|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-8205-389-2|page=1827}}</ref> The Western Ghats rise on average to 1,500&nbsp;m (4920&nbsp;ft) above sea level,<ref name="Biju2006">{{cite book|author=M.R. Biju|title=Sustainable Dimensions Of Tourism Management|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=AkAdvTbg0dEC&pg=PA63|accessdate=18 November 2012|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-8324-129-8|page=63}}</ref> while the highest peaks reach around 2,500&nbsp;m (8200&nbsp;ft).<ref name="Hussain">{{cite book|author=Hussain|title=Geography Of India For Civil Ser Exam|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wUzKCZxvNQoC&pg=SA2-PA9|accessdate=18 November 2012|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=978-0-07-066772-3|page=2}}</ref> [[Anamudi]], the highest peak in south India, is at an elevation of 2,695 metres (8,842&nbsp;ft).<ref name="Bhargava2006">{{cite book|author=S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava|title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Kerala|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TDCKdPpbFPAC&pg=PA262|accessdate=18 November 2012|year=2006|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7835-370-8|page=262}}</ref> The elevations of the eastern portions of the [[Nilgiri Hills]] and [[Palni Hills]] range from 250 and 1,000&nbsp;m (820 and 3300&nbsp;ft).<ref name=autogenerated18>{{cite book|author=Om Gupta|title=Encyclopaedia Of India Pakistan & Bangladesh|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VY1nTMBQ9vQC&pg=PA1832|accessdate=18 November 2012|date=1 April 2006|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-8205-389-2|page=1832}}</ref><ref name="Islam">{{cite book|author=R. P. Singh, Zubairul Islam|title=Environmental Studies|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gaQptMlw3X8C&pg=PA172|accessdate=18 November 2012|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-8069-774-6|page=172}}</ref>