Satpura range
Topic: Structure and Physiography of India: Himalayas, Plains, Peninsula, Coasts and Islands · NCERT: Class 11, Ch 2 "Structure and Physiography"; Class 11, Ch 3 "Drainage System"
Meaning
The Satpura range is a chain of scarped block plateaus. That means blocks of land were raised between faults (cracks in the crust) and left with steep edges called scarps. It stands about 600-900 m high. It lies between the Narmada and Tapi rivers, and both rivers flow west through rift valleys on either side. It forms the northern boundary of the Deccan plateau.
Example
Dhupgarh, near the hill station of Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh, is the highest point of the Satpura range.
Don't confuse with
- Vindhyan range: it lies north of the Narmada and is an escarpment (a long, steep slope). The Satpura lies south of the Narmada and is a set of block mountains.
Related concepts
- Peninsular Plateau
- Patland plateau
- Chambal ravines
- Central Highlands
- Aravalli Range
- Delhi ridge
- Malwa plateau
- Vindhyan range
- Maikal range
- Gir range