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Encyclopedia > Anamalai Hills

Annamalai (Anamalai or Anamalah) Mountains are a mountain range and wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats range of southern India, straddling the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu states. The park is part of the South Western Ghats montane rain forests ecoregion, and preserves montane rain forest, montane grassland, and stunted Shola forests. It is home to a number of endangered species, including the Asian Elephant, Tiger, and Nilgiri Tahr. The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains (as they are known in Maharashtra and Kerala) run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... Kerala ((?); Malayalam: കേരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are an ecoregion of southern India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at elevations over 1000 meters. ... Shola is a type of high-altitude stunted evergreen forest found in southern India. ... Binomial name Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 Asian Elephant range The Asian Elephant, sometimes known as the Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas. ... Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the panthera genus. ... Binomial name Nilgiritragus hylocrius (Ogilby, 1838) The Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) ungulate native to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of southernmost India. ...


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Anamalai and Palani Hills - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Anamalai and Palani Hills (133 words)
Anamudi in the Anamalais is the highest point in southern India at 2,793 m/9,000 ft. Tea and coffee are grown on the gentler slopes together with cardamom, turmeric, and fruit on the Palanis.
Teak plantations provide the basis of a timber industry, in addition to the exploitation of the dense valley forests.
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