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Encyclopedia > Doddabetta
Doda Betta
Elevation 2637 m (8652 ft)
Location Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India

Doddabetta is the highest mountain in The Nilgiris, at 2623 meters. It is a popular tourist attraction, and is about 8 km from Udagamandalam. The Chamundi Hills can be viewed from the peak. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Tea gardens in Ooty Tea gardens in Ooty Ooty  , short for Ootacamund   (the official name is Udagamandalam), is a city, a municipality and the district capital of The Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Map of The Nilgiris district The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains, often called The Queen of Hills are a range of mountains and a district in the south-Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chamundi temple The Chamundi Hills are located in India, close to the palacial city of Mysore. ...


The name "Doddabetta" traces its roots from the Kannada language, in which "Dodda" means Big and "Betta" means Mountain.[1]


Coordinates: 11°24′N 76°44′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 

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