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Glossary: Western Ghats

Mountain range extending southwards down the western side of India from the borders of Gujarat and Maharashtra states, through Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala as far as Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The Ghats are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and represent one of the eight hottest hotspots of biological diversity in the world, and is home to a number of endemic fish species.