Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Western Ghats' has mentioned 'India' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Mountain range along the western coast of India | WIKI |
| Western GhatsPaschim GhatsThe peak of Anamudi in Kerala is the highest peak in the Western Ghats, as well as the highest peak in India outside the HimalayasHighestxc2xa0pointPeakAnamudi, Eravikulam National ParkElevation2,695xc2xa0m (8,842xc2xa0ft)Coordinates10xc2xb010xe2x80xb2N 77xc2xb004xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf10.167xc2xb0N 77.067xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 10.167; 77.067Coordinates: 10xc2xb010xe2x80xb2N 77xc2xb004xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf10.167xc2xb0N 77.067xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 10.167; 77.067xe2x80xafDimensionsLength1,600xc2xa0km (990xc2xa0mi) Nxe2x80x93SWidth100xc2xa0km (62xc2xa0mi) Exe2x80x93WArea160,000xc2xa0km2 (62,000xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)GeographyThe Western Ghats lie roughly parallel to the west coast of India. | WIKI |
| [2][3] It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India. | WIKI |
| [4] It contains a very large proportion of the country's flora and fauna, many of which are only found in India and nowhere else in the world. | WIKI |
| The range starts near the Songadh town of Gujarat, south of the Tapti river, and runs approximately 1,600xc2xa0km (990xc2xa0mi) through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu ending at Marunthuvazh Malai, Swamithope near the southern tip of India in Tamil Nadu. | WIKI |
| These hills cover 160,000xc2xa0km2 (62,000xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) and form the catchment area for complex riverine drainage systems that drain almost 40% of India. | WIKI |
| Geophysical evidence indicates that the west coast of India came into being somewhere around 100 to 80 mya after it broke away from Madagascar. | WIKI |
| After the break-up, the western coast of India would have appeared as an abrupt cliff some 1,000xc2xa0m (3,300xc2xa0ft) in elevation. | WIKI |
| The Western Ghats form one of the four watersheds of India, feeding the perennial rivers of India. | WIKI |
| View from Nelliampathi near Palakkad in Kerala View from Varandha Pass near Mahad in Maharashtra, with numerous waterfalls Jog Falls in Karnataka, said to be one of the most spectacular waterfalls in India Banasura Sagar Dam in Kerala Chembra Peak, as seen from Pookode Lake in Kerala | WIKI |
| Athirappilly Falls in Kerala, also known as The Niagara of India | WIKI |
| The area including Agumbe, Hulikal and Amagaon in Karnataka, Mahabaleshwar and Tamhini in Maharashtra are often referred to as the "Cherrapunji of southwest India" or the "rain capital of southwest India". | WIKI |
| The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are the most species-rich ecoregion in peninsular India; eighty percent of the flowering plant species of the entire Western Ghats range are found in this ecoregion. | WIKI |
| The area covers five percent of India's land; 27% of all species of higher plants in India (4,000 of 15,000 species) are found here and 1,800 of these are endemic to the region. | WIKI |
| [27] Silent Valley in Kerala is among the last tracts of virgin tropical evergreen forest in India. | WIKI |
| In 2006, India applied to the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) for the Western Ghats to be listed as a protected World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| The Western Ghats region has the largest Indian elephant population in India. | WIKI |
| Among the indigenous species, 2,253 species are endemic to India and of them, 1,273 species are exclusively confined to the Western Ghats. | WIKI |
| A chain of mountains running parallel to Indiaxe2x80x99s western coast, approximately 30-50 km inland, the Ghats traverse the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. | UNESCO |
| Older than the great Himalayan mountain chain, the Western Ghats of India are a geomorphic feature of immense global importance. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ix): The Western Ghats region demonstrates speciation related to the breakup of the ancient landmass of Gondwanaland in the early Jurassic period; secondly to the formation of India into an isolated landmass and the thirdly to the Indian landmass being pushed together with Eurasia. | UNESCO |