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Eastern and Western. Twin mountain ranges in
S India, to the E and W of the central
plateau; a few peaks reach about
3,000 m/9,800 ft. The name is a European
misnomer, the Indian word ghat meaning
`pass', not `mountain'. They are connected by
the Nilgiri Hills.