Tabulate the difference between western ghats and eastern ghats?

In this type of questions please try to make map of India and roughly show the location of western and eastern ghats.

BasisWestern GhatsEastern Ghats
DirectionRun Parallel to west cost in north south directionEastern ghats run in a north east to south west direction parallel to the eastern cost.
WidthAvg width is 50-80kmAvg width 100-200km
Source of riverAct as a water divide. Source of many rivers like Krishna, Godavari, cauvery, koyna etc.No big river originates
RainfallAlmost perpendicular to south west direction leading to heavy rainfall. rainfall greater than 200cm in kerala region.Eastern Ghats almost parallel to returning  monsoon so less rainfall.
Physical divisionContinuous in nature can be crossed through passes only. Like Palghat, thal ghat,naneghatNot continuous , big rivers divide into fragments
ElevationElevation between 900-1100m Average elevation 600
BiodiversityHighly enriched. A biodiversity hotspot. Rich in flora and fauna. National parks and wild life sanctuaries are more in number. Tropical evergreen foreset, temperate evergreen forest is a speciality.Not so enriched as compared to Western ghats.

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