Ghats
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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Four years older than me, he was dispatched to an American boarding school in Kodaikanal, a “hill station” scattered across the crevices of the Palani Hills, the eastern stretch of the Western Ghats mountain range.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
The Western Ghats, lush southern highlands stretching through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, remain a key stronghold with nearly 12,00 elephants.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
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.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
Over the summer, Lohit Y.T., a river and wetlands specialist at World Wildlife Fund-India, set off with his friends in the drizzly foothills of the Western Ghats in India.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
It is situated in 8� 4′ 20′ N., 77� 35′ 35′ E., and is the terminating point of the western Ghats.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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