Geography

The Central Highlands :
The part of the Peninsular plateau lying to the north of the Narmada river covering a major area of the Malwa plateau is known as the Central Highlands. The Vindhaya range is bounded by the Central Highlands on the south and the Aravallis on the northwest. The further westward extension gradually merges with the sandy and rocky desert of Rajasthan. The flow of the rivers draining this region, namely the Chambal, the Sind, the Betwa and Ken is from southwest to northeast, thus indicating the slope. The Central Highlands are wider in the west but narrower in the east. The eastward extensions of this plateau are locally known as the Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand. The Chotanagpur plateau marks the further eastward extension drained by the damodar river.
The highest peak of the peninsular region, Anai Mudi (2695 metres above the sea level) is situated in the state of Kerala. It is the highest peak of the Annamalai hills.
The eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau is marked by the Eastern Ghats. Unlike the Himalayas, which have sharp lofty peaks, the hills of peninsular region are low and they do not have high peaks.
A large number of rivers flow through the deccan Plateu region. The river Narmada, flowing through a narrow rift valley between the Vindhyas to the north and Satpuras to the south, separates the Deccan Plateau from the Malwa Plateau. To the south of Satpura range, flows the Tapi. Like Narmada, this river also flows into the Arabian sea. Both Narmada and Tapi do not form any delta. The other major rivers of the Deccan Plateau including the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri, flow into the Bay of Bengal. All these rivers make their deltas near the cost. The Godavari is the longest among the rivers of the Deccan plateau.
One of the distinct features of the Peninsular plateau is the Deccan Trap. The Deccan trap has been formed due to the continuous oozing of the lava from the interior of the earth.
The Northeastern Plateau :
The Northeastern plateau is an extension of the Deccan Plateau in the northeast-locally known as the Meghalaya and KabiAnglong Plateau. It is separated by a fault from the Chotanagpur Plateau. Three prominent hill ranges from the west to east are the Garo, the Khasi and the Jaintia Hills.